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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Albuquerque, NM · July 22, 1981

Date
July 22, 1981 · 12:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Alameda
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N441RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA124
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental IO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,650 total1,020 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Takeoff attempted crosswind. High density altitude without full throttle. Ran off end runway into drainage ditch.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WITHOUT FULL THROTTLE. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO DRAINAGE DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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