# NTSB LAX80FUD03: Cessna 441, N26226, Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1979
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3751  79/12/12   LOS ANGELES,CA      CESSNA 441          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N26226              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 67, 21162 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        REMARKS- ONLY FAILURE FOUND DURING ENGINE/PPOP EXAM WAS LIMITED RESPONSE OF PROP GOVERNOR TO NEG CURRENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26226](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26226-1990-05-25), registration cancelled 1990-05-25, S/N 4410109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Registry model: [Cessna 441](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (registry code 2076020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## 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 19791212040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212040619A), Dec 12, 1979: Cessna 441, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane veered off side of runway when pilot attempted prop reversing to slow aircraft. No defects in equipment.

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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