# NTSB MKC81FA040: Cessna 404, N6810N, Belton, KS, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Belton, KS · BELTON, KS
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2222  81/6/30  NR.BELTON,KS          CESSNA 404          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6500
        TIME - 1125                    N6810N              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENTERED STEEP DSNDG TURN.MOD OBESE PLT,HI BLOOD PRESS.WITNESS RPRTD PLT LOOKED TIRED,SPCH SLURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6810N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810630037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037749A), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 404CESSNA, Belmont, KS, Destroyed. Aircraft was observed banking and diving into ground. Possible pilot incapacitation.

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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