Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Feb 13, 2004, Linz-Hörsching
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on February 13, 2004 near Linz-Hörsching, Upper Austria, Austria with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after...
- Date: February 13, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Linz-Hörsching, Upper Austria, Austria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after liftoff from an overweight aircraft that had not been de-iced, with the centre of gravity outside limits and a resulting stall. Crew procedural failures and poor preparation were contributing factors.
A Charter Air Cessna 414 on a non-scheduled flight from Linz-Hörsching to Stuttgart lifted off with a high nose attitude, and its left gear door and propellers struck the runway. It stalled, came down hard and slid to a stop about 2.75 km past the threshold. All seven occupants got out, one passenger was seriously injured, and the aircraft was written off.