# NTSB NYC80FA040: Cessna 411, N4973T, Vineland, NJ, May 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1980
- Place: Vineland, NJ · VINELAND, NJ
- Location: 39.4862° N, 75.0257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vineland, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4862&lon=-75.0257&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973T-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 4110173, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Millville

## 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 19800509013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509013159A), May 9, 1980: Cessna 411, Vineland, DE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Plane crashed in trees, unknown cause. Possible engine-out and subsequent loss of control.

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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