Cessna 401 crash, Oct 2, 1999, Caldwell
Cessna 401 accident on October 2, 1999 near Caldwell, New Jersey, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection...
- Date: October 2, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection led to a takeoff attempt with the pitot covers still installed, followed by a delayed abort decision.
A Cessna 401 private flight from Caldwell aborted its takeoff too late. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway over a berm and into a drainage ravine. The pilot had left the pitot covers installed, which gave misleading airspeed indications. All seven occupants survived.