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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 401A · Spirit Lake, IA · July 11, 1980

Date
July 11, 1980 · 22:20 local
Place
Spirit Lake, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3249Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FA043
Reported as
Cessna 401A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total70 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot lost power on one engine during go-around. Crashed into buildings on airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST POWER ON ONE ENGINE DURING GO-AROUND. CRASHED INTO BUILDINGS ON AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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