Cessna 401 crash, May 12, 1980, Gainesville
Cessna 401 accident on May 12, 1980 near Gainesville, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Double engine failure on final approach due to...
- Date: May 12, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Double engine failure on final approach due to inadequate preflight preparation, with fuel mismanagement and fuel starvation as contributing factors.
Cessna 401B N7931Q on a business flight from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Florida, lost both engines on final approach to Gainesville on 12 May 1980. The aircraft struck trees and crashed in high vegetation. Both occupants were seriously injured.