Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Jan 18, 2023 (1 killed), Mod...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on January 18, 2023 near Modesto City-County, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot exceeded the...
- Date: January 18, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Modesto City-County, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot exceeded the critical angle of attack and failed to maintain airspeed in a turn to final, causing a stall. Contributing: distraction from a non critical radio anomaly (NTSB).
A Cessna 414 returning to Modesto after a radio problem stalled in the turn to final and hit terrain. The pilot died. The NTSB cited the stall and the pilot's distraction from a non critical radio anomaly.