# NTSB CHI81FA070: Cessna 401, N7957F, Muskegon, MI, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA070

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2777  81/6/30    MUSKEGON,MI         CESSNA 401          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1811                    N7957F              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 61, 10202 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1650 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKEGON,MI                 PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT FLEW THRU EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF NEAREST RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7957F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957F-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 401-0219, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (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: Muskegon County

## 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 19810630037499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037499A), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 401, Muskegon, MI, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Za reported lost engine after takeoff. Circled to land. Rolled inverted on final. Pilot had medical problems.

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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