# Accident 19801019057969A: Cessna 414, Corsica, SD, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Corsica, SD
- Airport: Corsica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4335° N, 98.3988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORSICA MUNI (D65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4335&lon=-98.3988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1596T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1596T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,943 total, 549 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057969A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF NOSE HIGH AT END RUNWAY, SETTLED TO GROUND GEAR UP. INCORRECTLY USED FLAPS ON TAKE OFF. FULL LOAD.

## 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 DEN80FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK01), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 414 (N1596T), Corsica, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1596T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980402012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402012239I), Apr 2, 1998: Cessna 414 (N1596T), Wahpeton, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft entered pattern for landing, pilot noted that nose gear light indicated not down and locked. Pilot recycled gear a few times with same…

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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