Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Dec 15, 1992 (3 killed), Wels
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on December 15, 1992 near Wels, Upper Austria, Austria with 3 fatalities. Cause: Instruments were not set correctly for...
- Date: December 15, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Instruments were not set correctly for takeoff, the wrong runway was chosen, and takeoff was attempted below minimums by a pilot not licensed for instrument conditions.
A Cessna 414A positioning flight from Wels in fog and very low visibility took off on the wrong runway and struck trees beyond the runway end. The aircraft crashed and burned, killing all three occupants. Records show the pilot had no licence for instrument flying.