# Accident 19800812036449A: Cessna 401B, Tewksbury, MA, August 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1980, 09:37 local time
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew Mac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2ST-1982-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,649 total, 59 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812036449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RADIO TOWER INBOUND ON VOR APPROACH. POSSIBLE PASSENGER CONTROL INTERFERENCE PRIOR TO TOWER IMPACT.

## 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 NYC80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA069), Aug 12, 1980: Cessna 401B (N2ST), Tewksbury, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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