Cessna 401 N8299F
21 August 1970 · Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1970 at about 21:17 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N8299F, operated by McCartney Manu, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baxters Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N8299F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McCartney Manu
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Houston, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1211
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENGAGED AUTO PLT 100FT AGL, PITCH DWN OCRD.AUTO PLT NOT DISENGAGED, PITCH DWN NOT CKD.AUTO PLT CK OK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1970 | Cessna 401B | Yakima, Washington, United States | Western Skyway | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Allen-White le | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Feb 1970 | Cessna 401A | Independence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1970 | Cessna 401 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Thompson-Stree | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |