# Accident 19810722043709A: Cessna 401, Albuquerque, NM, July 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Alameda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810722043709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA124), Jul 22, 1981: Cessna 401 (N441RS), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 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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