# NTSB NYC80FA069: Cessna 401B, N2ST, Tewksbury, MA, August 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1980
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2731  80/8/12  NR.TEWKSBURY,MA       CESSNA 401B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1650
        TIME - 0937                    N2ST                PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CT                 TEWKSBURY,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 244DEG TRACK INBOUND FRM VOR,PROCEDURE CALLS FOR 224DEG.HIT RADIO TWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2ST-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 401B0008, built 1969 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Tew-Mac

## 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 19800812036449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812036449A), Aug 12, 1980: Cessna 401B, Tewksbury, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck radio tower inbound on VOR approach. Possible passenger control interference prior to tower impact.

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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