Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Mar 19, 1994 (1 killed), Def...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on March 19, 1994 near Defiance, Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision...
- Date: March 19, 1994
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Defiance, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making and planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and total loss of engine power.
A Cessna 414 on a private flight from Lancaster flew erratically at low altitude on approach to Defiance, Ohio, then dove into the ground after running out of fuel. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The NTSB found that fuel exhaustion followed inadequate in-flight decisions and planning.