Cessna 414 accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 5, 1984
On August 5, 1984 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Cessna 414, registered N7846Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico (Coronado airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 1984 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico · Coronado
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 · all 414s on the register
- Registration
- N7846Q · no longer on the register · serial 414-0485
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT ORIGINALLY PLANNED APCH TO RWY 17 BUT CHANGED RWY WHEN INFORMED BY ANOTHER ACFT THAT RWY 35 WAS THE ACTIVE. TWO WITNESSES REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM THE EAST, ONE STATING 5 TO 7 MPH THE OTHER STATING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PLT STATED APCH SPEED OF 95 KTS WAS FLOWN BUT GROUND SPEED SEEMED FAST. A WITNESS STATED N7846Q TOUCHED DOWN OVER 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. PLT STATED, AFTER TOUCHDOWN A TAILWIND WAS INDICATED BY THE WIND SOCK AND REALIZING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RWY LEFT TO GO-AROUND, BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND INTO A CULVERT. SKID MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE RWY STARTING NEAR THE WITNESSES ESTIMATED TOUCHDOWN POINT AND CONTINUING OFF THE END OFF THE RWY. ONE WITNESS WHO REPORTED WINDS FROM THE EAST STATED THAT 45 MINUTES LATER UPON RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE WINDS HAD PICKED UP AND WERE NOW FROM THE SOUTH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,200 hours in all; 60 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,264 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 26, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 6,350 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-J (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ABI Abilene TX at 11:00 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 4,020 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 48 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:48 pm from ABQ, 11 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
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