Originally published at: NTSB: Pilot Reported Control Issues Before Fatal Cessna 414A Crash Off San Diego - AVweb
The NTSB’s preliminary report confirms the pilot reported control difficulties and made several mayday calls before losing radar contact.
Pure NIGHTMARE FUEL.
I would never fly in much less desire to become a pilot of a death trap light twin much less one without modern aviation.
Not even once.
I wouldn’t blame the older avionics. Lots of us old farts flew a lot of IFR in what you’d call a death trap. Sure, there’s better equipment out there now, but the old stuff still works just fine. Besides, the NTSB seems to think there was a control problem. Who knows, maybe the “control problem” rested with the pilot but, if that’s the case, you still can’t blame the airplane.
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~ 250h on 414 and never perceived this airframe as a “deathtrap”. Especially with no Autopilot in the aircraft, struggling to maintain heading/ altitude is a bit puzzling.
You do you. I have flown many of them with basic instruments and radios and they worked just fine.
If you are dependent on modern electronics to fly any airplane at all, you may want to rethink what happens when it blows a fuse.
I can report that I am dating a woman whose first name is Jennifer but it does not make it true. My opinion is that this event was just a simple case of pilot disorientation and poor judgment flying when he should not have done so. If my memory is correct, his approach into the airport a day or so prior was marred with substandard piloting.
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