# Accident 19810421018029A: Cessna 401A, State College, PA, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265Q-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,215 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018029A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON A GOAROUND. THEY SAW IT ROLL INVERTED AND CRASH.

## 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 NYC81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA042), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 401A (N6265Q), State College, PA, destroyed, 1 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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