Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Aug 5, 2018 (5 killed), Sant...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on August 5, 2018 near Santa Ana-John Wayne, California, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot could...
- Date: August 5, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Santa Ana-John Wayne, California, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot could not maintain airspeed while turning in the traffic pattern, which caused an aerodynamic stall and a spin at low altitude.
A Cessna 414 Chancellor carrying a pilot and four passengers crashed into a shopping center parking lot about 1.6 miles from Santa Ana John Wayne Airport on 5 August 2018. While turning into the traffic pattern, airspeed fell well below the stall speed, the airplane stalled and entered a steep descent, and all five occupants died. The NTSB attributed the accident to the pilot failing to maintain airspeed during the turn.