# NTSB MIA81FLD65: Cessna 401B, N7969Q, Tampa, FL, September 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1981
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2171  81/9/17    TAMPA,FL            CESSNA 401B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 8150
        TIME - 0940                    N7969Q              PX-  0  0  4  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDERBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    GREENVILLE SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT DONATED FOR TRANSPORTING INJURED PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7969Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7969Q), registered now, S/N 401B0109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Registry model: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vanderberg

## 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 19810917065959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917065959A), Sep 17, 1981: Cessna 401, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control when aircraft ran through water on runway during takeoff.

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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