# Accident 19810209004219A: Cessna 401B, Goodland, KS, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 18:13 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Airport: Renner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7986Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986Q-1993-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 765 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209004219A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO SURGING ENGINE. TURNED INTO DEAD ENGINE. LANDED WHEELS UP IN SNOWBANK. SHORT ENGINE WARM-UP.

## 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 MKC81FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ12), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 401B (N7986Q), Goodland, KS, substantial damage

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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