Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Aug 2, 2016 (1 killed), Dest...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on August 2, 2016 near Destin-Executive, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's loss of...
- Date: August 2, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Destin-Executive, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff, while maneuvering over water during dark night conditions.
A Cessna 414A Chancellor departed Destin Executive Airport, Florida, on an IFR cross country flight at night with one pilot aboard. It climbed to about 900 feet over the Gulf of Mexico, entered a steep right turn and descended steeply into the water nose low. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed; the NTSB (ERA16FA279) determined that spatial disorientation caused the loss of control.