# NTSB IAD80AA018: Cessna 441, N441NC, Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), January 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1980
- Place: Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80AA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80AA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441NC-1981-08-13), registration cancelled 1981-08-13, S/N 4410099, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Registry model: [Cessna 441](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (registry code 2076020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800111000219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000219A), Jan 11, 1980: Cessna 441, Norfolk, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Continued climb above assigned altitude to absolute ceiling. Wrong heading.

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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