# NTSB Accident CEN14FA462
> **CESSNA 421C** · 2014-08-28 · Las Cruces, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA462
- **Event ID:** 20140827X25654
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-08-28
- **Location:** Las Cruces, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.255832, -106.982223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421C
- **Registration:** N51RX
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The misfueling of the airplane with jet fuel instead of the required aviation fuel, and the resultant detonation and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the line service technician's inadvertent misfueling of the airplane, the pilot's inadequate supervision of the fuel servicing, and the fixed-base operator's use of a small fuel nozzle on its jet fuel truck.

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