IAD80AA018

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 441 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · January 11, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 11, 1980
Place
Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N441NCCessna 441
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800111000219A
Case key
131811

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0229  80/1/11    ATLANTIC OCEAN      CESSNA 441          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0123                    N441NC              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 47, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 65
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LAST COMM 2147EST.F106 PLTS TRACKING ACFT UNABLE TO GET RESPONSE FRM CREW.CRASHED 100MI E NORVA.

Aircraft

Registration
N441NC
Reported as
Cessna 441
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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