# NTSB MKC81FCQ12: Cessna 401B, N7986Q, Goodland, KS, February 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1981
- Place: Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0067   81/2/9    GOODLAND,KS         CESSNA 401B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 864
        TIME - 1813                    N7986Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 766 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENNER FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODLAND,KS                 GREEN BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7986Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986Q-1993-07-27), registration cancelled 1993-07-27, S/N 401B0205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Registry model: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Renner Fld

## 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 19810209004219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209004219A), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 401B, Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to surging engine. Turned into dead engine. Landed wheels up in snowbank. Short engine warm-up.

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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