# NTSB Accident ERA22LA215
> **CESSNA 414** · 2022-05-02 · Connellsville, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA215
- **Event ID:** 20220503105031
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-05-02
- **Location:** Connellsville, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.956057, -79.663785
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N46TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly secure two airplane avionics units, which resulted in the trays supporting the units to sag downward and become lodged in the movement area of the elevator bellcrank during the accident takeoff.

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