Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Feb 3, 2019 (5 killed), Yorb...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on February 3, 2019 near Yorba Linda, California, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: February 3, 2019
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Yorba Linda, California, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain control after entering instrument conditions in the climb due to spatial disorientation, causing an in flight break up; contributing was his decision to fly under visual rules and continue as conditions deteriorated
A Cessna 414A took off from Fullerton on a personal flight to Minden and broke apart in flight over Yorba Linda, California, after climbing to about 7,800 ft. Wreckage fell across several blocks and hit a house, killing the pilot and four people on the ground. The NTSB found the pilot lost control after entering instrument conditions, due to spatial disorientation, exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane.