Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Nov 26, 1996 (2 killed), Mt...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on November 26, 1996 near Mt Beech Knob, West Virginia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate...
- Date: November 26, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Mt Beech Knob, West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to fly VFR into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to keep adequate terrain clearance, with the low ceiling as a factor.
A privately flown Cessna 414 on an air ambulance flight from Summersville to Waynesboro departed under visual flight rules into low cloud, fog, sleet and snow. Its crew could not get an instrument clearance, and the aircraft struck rising terrain on Mt Beech Knob about 14 miles from the departure point, killing both occupants. The pilot's toxicology showed benzoylecgonine.