# Accident 19800402008909A: Cessna 414, Gulfport, MS, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 18:46 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1659T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,670 total, 59 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402008909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO FEATHER PROP. SETTLED TO GROUND ATHIGH SINK RATE. DEFECT UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA052), Apr 2, 1980: Cessna 414 (N1659T), Gulfport, MS, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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