# NTSB Accident FTW99LA241
> **Cessna 414** · 1999-08-28 · ALPINE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA241
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19531
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-28
- **Location:** ALPINE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.359491, -103.660568
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N67JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of the emergency fuel boost pump, which resulted in excessive fuel flow to the engine and subsequent total loss of left engine power.  Factor's were the high density altitude, the pilot exceeding the airplane's weight and balance, the partial loss of left engine power as a result of the faulty magnetos, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by not performing an engine run-up.

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