- Date
- August 23, 1982, 14:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Silver City, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9867FCessna 401A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820823041179A
- Case key
- 72624
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was being flown to check it after some minor maintenance had been performed. During the takeoff roll at about 84 KTS, the pilot noted a drop in the fuel flow to the right engine, followed by a loss of power on the right side. He aborted the takeoff, but when he realized that he would be unable to stop on the remaining runway, he elected to go off the right side. Subsequently the aircraft, went through a fence and the nose gear collapsed. No pre-accident, mechanical malfunction or failure was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9867F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401-0301
- Airframe hours
- 4,646
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Flying A Flight Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flying A Flight Service Inc.
- Departed
- 1E6 · Silver City, NM
- Destination
- 1E6 · Silver City, NM
- Airport
- 1E6 · Turner Ridgeport, runway 15, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 14,850 total · 495 in this make and model · 13,522 as pilot in command · 294 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9867F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.