# NTSB CHI80FA023: Cessna 411, N23RJ, Columbus, OH, January 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1980
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1153  80/1/24    COLUMBUS,OH         CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3300
        TIME - 0241                    N23RJ               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP SHEARED,L & R AUX FUEL PUMPS FOUND IN LOW POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23RJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23RJ-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 411-0281, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Port Columbus

## 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 19800124001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124001319A), Jan 24, 1980: Cessna 411, Columbus, OH, Destroyed. Pilot reported loss of left engine on takeoff. Plane stalled, spun in. Fuel selectors off. Left fuel pump failed.

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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