# NTSB FTW81FQG31: Cessna 414, N4200C, Wink, TX, May 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1981
- Place: Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- Location: 31.7545° N, 103.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wink, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-103.1541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1270  81/5/22    WINK,TX             CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 4441
        TIME - 1700                    N4200C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1456 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINKLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              WINK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      250
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 18KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4200C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4200C-1983-11-16), registration cancelled 1983-11-16, S/N 4140516, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Winkler 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 19810522027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027999A), May 22, 1981: Cessna 414, Wink, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims turbulence caused aircraft to lose altitude and crash while on short final approach.

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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