Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Sep 29, 2001 (3 killed), Mar...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on September 29, 2001 near Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilot failure to maintain...
- Date: September 29, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot failure to maintain minimum control airspeed after the left engine lost power, with poor in-flight decisions and limited multiengine experience. Contributing factors were a cylinder head separation and the lack of continued airworthiness instructions for the STC.
After a partial loss of power in the left engine, the pilot bypassed closer airports and tried to land at Marshfield, arriving too high and too fast. The Cessna 414 rolled left at minimum control speed and was destroyed, killing all three aboard. The NTSB also cited a cylinder head separation and an improperly documented STC installation.