# Accident 20260419009749A: Cessna 401B, Land O Lakes, FL, April 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2026, 08:34 local time
- Place: Land O Lakes, FL
- Airport: Tampa North Aero Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122AT-2026-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260419009749A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 19, 2026, ABOUT 0834 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 401B TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE REACHED ABOUT 100 FT AGL AT AN AIRSPEED OF ABOUT 81 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FT AGL AT AN AIRSPEED OF ABOUT 86 KNOTS AND THEN SLOWED TO ABOUT 79 KNOTS. UNNOFFICAL TRACK DATA WAS LOST SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS.THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY CREWMEMBER ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATELY UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA26FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA179), Apr 19, 2026: Cessna 401B (N122AT), Land O' Lakes, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N122AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19940307008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940307008609I), Mar 7, 1994: Cessna 401B (N122AT), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Partial landing gear collapsed rollout. Found rod end adjustment screw assembly part had failed.

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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