# NTSB MIA80FLA24: Cessna 401, N7931Q, Gainsville, FL, May 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1980
- Place: Gainsville, FL · GAINSVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2429  80/5/12    GAINSVILLE,FL       CESSNA 401          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 5000
        TIME - 1936                    N7931Q              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             GAINSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUX FUEL TKS & L MAIN EMPTY,R MAIN 10-15GALS.L ENG FUEL SEL ON L MAIN,R SEL BTN L MAIN & R AUX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7931Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931Q-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 401B0031, built 1970 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainsville

## 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 19800512012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512012999A), May 12, 1980: Cessna 401B, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Lost one engine due to fuel exhaustion, lost other engine when fuel selector was misplaced between detentes.

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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