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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 411 · Vineland, DE · May 9, 1980

Date
May 9, 1980 · 14:53 local
Place
Vineland, DE
Airport
Millville
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4973T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA040
Reported as
Cessna 411
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
651 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plane crashed in trees, unknown cause. Possible engine-out and subsequent loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

PLANE CRASHED IN TREES, UNKNOWN CAUSE. POSSIBLE ENGINE-OUT AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.