SERS · CESSNA 414 · 2020-10-08 · West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA21LA011
Event ID
20201008102116
Type
Accident
Date
2020-10-08
Location
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.840489, -80.217183
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
414
Registration
N8132Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection during which he failed to detect a flight control abnormality, and his failure to expediently abort the takeoff, which resulted in the co-pilot performing a delayed aborted takeoff and the subsequent runway overrun.