# NTSB MKC80FA043: Cessna 401A, N3249Q, Spirit Lake, IA, July 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1980
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA · SPIRIT LAKE, IA
- Location: 43.4196° N, 95.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spirit Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4196&lon=-95.1096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1879  80/7/11    SPIRIT LAKE,IA      CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1800
        TIME - 2220                    N3249Q              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT LAKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBUQUE,IA                  SPIRIT LAKE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SINGLE ENG GO-AROUND.STALLED AND STRK RESIDENCE.RESULTANT FIRE DESTROYED EIGHT CONDOMINIUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3249Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3249Q-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 401-0049, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (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
- Airport: Spirit Lake Muni

## 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 19800711032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711032299A), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna 401A, Spirit Lake, IA, Destroyed. Pilot lost power on one engine during go-around. Crashed into buildings on airport.

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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