- Date
- July 22, 1981
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N441RSCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810722043709A
- Case key
- 123930
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2540 81/7/22 ALBUQUERQUE,NM CESSNA 401 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N441RS PX- 1 0 0 FERRY 33, 6650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALBUQUERQUE,NM CHESAPEAKE,VA SANTA ROSA,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 94 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT FERRY PERMIT PROHIBITED USE OF LONGER RWY DUE POPULATED AREA.DA 9000FT.UPHILL GRADIENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N441RS
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alameda
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.