Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, May 19, 1996 (1 killed), Ker...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on May 19, 1996 near Kernville, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot flew VFR into instrument...
- Date: May 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Kernville, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot flew VFR into instrument conditions and did not keep enough clearance from rising terrain. The terrain and weather were contributing factors.
A Cessna 414 owned by Daniel E. Smith flew from Bakersfield into mountainous terrain near Kernville, California, in deteriorating visual conditions. The aircraft climbed into rising terrain, where it hit a slope about 7,200 feet above sea level. The pilot was killed.