# NTSB ATL84FKG12: Cessna 411, N666CS, Hazlehurst, GA, September 7, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 7, 1984, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Hazlehurst, GA
- Coordinates: 31.85956, -82.589981 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8596&lon=-82.5900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FKG12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FKG12

## Analysis

UPON TAKEOFF AT ALT OF 300 FT AGL, PLT STATED, RT ENGINE FAILED. PLT FEATHERED RT ENGINE. ACFT BEGAN TO TURN TO RT SO PLT REDUCED PWR ON LEFT ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD. ACFT CONTACTED A SMALL PINE TREE, SLID SIDEWAYS AND GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE DISCLOSED NO DISCREPANCIES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - propeller feathering - performed, pilot in command
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N666CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 411-0006
- Airframe hours: 930
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520-C 340 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth W. Mcneil
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 4, 1984, 30 hours before
- Destination: TBR, STATESBORO, GA
- Airport: 46J, Hazlehurst, runway 14, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 11,030 total, 245 in this make and model, 10,650 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19840907047699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907047699A), Sep 7, 1984: Cessna 411, Hazlehurst, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power on right engine after liftoff. Pilot unable to maintain control and landed off airport.

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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