# Accident 19810923061429A: Cessna 402B, Kayenta, AZ, September 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1981, 10:27 local time
- Place: Kayenta, AZ
- Airport: Kayenta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.7164° N, 110.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAYENTA (0V7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7164&lon=-110.2284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3826C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3826C-2005-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,312 total, 243 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061429A

## Narrative

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

OVERWEIGHT, OUT OF CG, SOFT SAND RUNWAY AND DOWNWIND. FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SLID OFF END.

## 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 LAX81FUK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUK04), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 402B (N3826C), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage

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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