Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Aug 5, 2010 (2 killed), Sydn...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on August 5, 2010 near Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy, Nova Scotia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Spatial...
- Date: August 5, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Spatial disorientation of the pilot and owner during the final part of the approach led to loss of control before the crew could recover. The pilot's refusal of radar vectors and self-imposed pressure to depart in poor conditions also contributed.
A privately owned Cessna 414A flying IFR from Toronto Buttonville to Sydney, Nova Scotia, was told to discontinue an approach because of conflicting traffic. During a second approach it departed controlled flight, went into a rapid descent and hit the water at night. The wreckage was found about 11 days later in 170 feet of water and both occupants were killed.