# NTSB FTW71FQG69: Cessna 401A, N6238Q, Dalhart, TX, May 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1971
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3409   71/5/2    DALHART,TEX         CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2602
        TIME - 1939                    N6238Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L.PLT ATTEMPTED LIFT OFF TO AVOID DITCH.BLO VMC,NOT AWARE L ENG NOT DVLPNG PWR.STALLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6238Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238Q-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 401A0038, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (registry code 17255, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dalhart

## Other investigations on N6238Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA070), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Garden City, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG23), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

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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