# NTSB IAD80FA037: Cessna 401, N9912F, Linville, NC, April 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1980
- Place: Linville, NC · LINVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.0675° N, 81.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0675&lon=-81.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3201   80/4/7    LINVILLE,NC         CESSNA 401          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0837                    N9912F              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 46, 8919 TOTAL HOURS, 480
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MYRTLE BEACH,SC             CINCINATTI,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL 90MG%.HIT MTN 5909FT MSL.MTN OBSCURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9912F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9912F-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 401-0091, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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 19800407008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407008749A), Apr 7, 1980: Cessna 401, Linville, NC, Destroyed. Struck side of mountain VFR in IFR conditions. Pilot had imbibed alcohol previous to flight.

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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