Cessna 401 N7957F
30 June 1981 · Muskegon, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 June 1981 at about 18:11 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N7957F, operated by G&W Aviation, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Muskegon, Michigan, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muskegon, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muskegon County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N7957F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- G&W Aviation
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Pontiac, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2777
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT FLEW THRU EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF NEAREST RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1981 | Cessna 401A | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1981 | Cessna 401B | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Cessna 401B | Tampa, Florida, United States | Woolf Printing | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1981 | Cessna 401 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | Mustang Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1981 | Cessna 401 | Alameda, New Mexico, United States | Mideastern Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1981 | Cessna 401 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |