ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35379
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| Date: | Friday 24 August 1984 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 414 |
| Owner/operator: | Seren Company Inc |
| Registration: | N18SM |
| MSN: | 414-0548 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1852 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Worcester Regional Airport, Worcester, Massachusetts (ORH/KORH) |
| Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport, Rutland, Vemont (RUT/KRUT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING HIS SECOND ATTEMPT FOR A INSTRUMENT APPROACH, LANDING ON RUNWAY 19, FOLLOWING A MISSED APPROACH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE PILOT LAST REPORTED OVER THE IAF, 9 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAIN AT A ELEVATION OF 1,700 FEET AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.
THE WRECKAGE WAS ORIENTED ON A 190 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING AND NEAR THE EXTENDED CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 19. THE MDA FOR THE APPROACH IS 1,680 FEET AMSL. THE MAP IS A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 5,000 FEET DIRECT TO THE IAF. THE AIRPORT IS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS.
THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE FOUND EXTENDED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED ON EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
Occurrence #1: IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: APPROACH
1. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - LOW CEILING
2. (F) TERRAIN CONDITION - HIGH TERRAIN
3. (F) TERRAIN CONDITION - MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY
4. (C) IFR PROCEDURE - NOT FOLLOWED - PILOT IN COMMAND
5. (C) MISSED APPROACH - NOT PERFORMED - PILOT IN COMMAND
Sources:
1. NTSB Accident Number NYC84FA294 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X40851&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=18SM
3. https://planecrashmap.com/plane/vt/N18SM/
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-414-chancellor-rutland-1-killed
5. http://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-briefs/NTSB-BA-82-01-OCR.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland%E2%80%93Southern_Vermont_Regional_Airport
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Airport
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Vermont
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Jul-2018 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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