# NTSB ATL83FA033: Cessna 411A, N4411W, Plymouth, NC, November 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 13, 1982, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place: Plymouth, NC
- Coordinates: 35.8605, -76.740097 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8605&lon=-76.7401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72267/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA033

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON A WET TURF RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. SOMETIME LATER THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT DID NOT CUT THE SWITCHES OFF. THE ORIGIN OR DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT IS UNKNOWN AND THE OWNER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4411W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411W-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 411-0005, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 411-0005
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GTIO-520-C 340 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bright Maintenance Corp.
- Registered owner: Bright Maintenance Corp.
- Airport: 5W3, runway 1, 3,225 × 90 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821113058579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113058579A), Nov 13, 1982: Cessna 411, Plymouth, NC, Destroyed. Tried to take off on soft dirt strip with standing water. A wheel struck a water hole. Aircraft ran into trees.

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.

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