N4765G

Safety history

• January 18, 2023Accident

  Shortly after taking off, the pilot was instructed to change from the airport tower frequency to the departure control frequency.

  Cessna 414 Chancellor · 1 fatalities

  The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain proper airspeed during a turn to final, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to a non-critical radio anomaly. Full accident record