# NTSB DEN80FTK01: Cessna 414, N1596T, Corsica, SD, October 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1980
- Place: Corsica, SD · CORSICA, SD
- Location: 43.4224° N, 98.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsica, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4224&lon=-98.4074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2843  80/10/19   CORSICA,SD          CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5943
        TIME - 1620                    N1596T              PX-  0  0  7  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 549 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORSICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORSICA,SD                  BROOKINGS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FLAPS SET AT 30DEGS,MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFY USE OF FLAPS FOR ANY TYPE TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1596T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1596T), registered now, S/N 4140376, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corsica

## 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 19801019057969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057969A), Oct 19, 1980: Cessna 414, Corsica, SD, Substantial damage. Lifted off nose high at end runway, settled to ground gear up. Incorrectly used flaps on take off. Full load.

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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