# Accident 19810917065959A: Cessna 401, Tampa, FL, September 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1981, 09:40 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7969Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7969Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 35 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917065959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH WATER ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA81FLD65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD65), Sep 17, 1981: Cessna 401B (N7969Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7969Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19890602028109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602028109I), Jun 2, 1989: Cessna 401B (N7969Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Fuel flow fluctuating on NR2 engine. Oil pressure decreased. Secured engine. Landed safely. Cause not stated.
- [Incident 19880919056749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919056749I), Sep 19, 1988: Cessna 401B (N7969Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Tower visually checked. Gears ok when NR2 gear safe lights on. Landed and cleared runway before left gear collapsed

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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