AAIB investigation to Cessna 414, N414FZ

Right engine failure, Enstone Airfield, Oxfordshire, 26 June 2018.

Summary:

Shortly after taking off from Enstone Airfield, and while in a climbing turn to the right, the right engine stopped. The aircraft descended and returned to the airfield, crossing the runway at a low height before crashing into a poultry farm on the north side of the airfield. The aircraft and part of the poultry farm were destroyed in the subsequent fire. The pilot and passenger both sustained minor injuries.

Bulletin Correction

When originally published it was stated in the Synopsis: ‘The pilot and passenger both sustained minor injuries.’ This was based on early information. It was later established that the passenger had sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured vertebra. The passenger’s injuries are therefore properly classified as ‘Serious’.

The online version of this report was amended on the 14 November 2019 and a correction will appear in the December 2019 Bulletin.

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Cessna 414, N414FZ 04-19

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Cessna 414, N414FZ Correction 12-2019

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Updates to this page

Published 11 April 2019