# NTSB MIA79FA120: Cessna 401, N8410F, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2536   79/9/7  NR.TUSCALOOSA,AL      CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0951                    N8410F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 1852 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MS                 TUSCALOOSA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- CHARTER FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8410F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8410F-1982-10-12), registration cancelled 1982-10-12, S/N 401-0258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790907031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907031099A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 401, Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot shut down engine due to engine fire. Found leak in exhaust system.

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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