NYC80FA040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Vineland, NJ · May 9, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 9, 1980
Place
Vineland, NJ · VINELAND, NJ
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4973TCessna 411
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800509013159A
Case key
131692

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0429   80/5/9    VINELAND,NJ         CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 652
        TIME - 1453                    N4973T              PX-  3  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRIDGEPORT,NJ               ATLANTIC CITY,NJ             WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4973T
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Millville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.