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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Belmont, KS · June 30, 1981

Date
June 30, 1981 · 11:25 local
Place
Belmont, KS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6810N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FA040
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was observed banking and diving into ground. Possible pilot incapacitation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BANKING AND DIVING INTO GROUND. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.