Cessna 401A N6265Q
21 April 1981 · State College, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1981 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 401A registered N6265Q was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near State College, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- University Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A
- Registration
- N6265Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1308
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | Cessna 401 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | G&W Aviation | Fatal | 5 |
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 | - |