# Accident 19810630037499A: Cessna 401, Muskegon, MI, June 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1981, 17:11 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7957F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 10,202 total, 1,649 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037499A

## Narrative

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

ZA REPORTED LOST ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. CIRCLED TO LAND. ROLLED INVERTED ON FINAL. PILOT HAD MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA070), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 401 (N7957F), Muskegon, MI, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N7957F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800905088859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905088859I), Sep 5, 1980: Cessna 401 (N7957F), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Pilot felt thud, oil filler poor misplaced. Engine shutdown. Crandshaft had broken.

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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