# Accident 19770117002029A: Cessna 401, Pine Bluff, AR, January 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1977
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298Q-1996-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 404 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770117002029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROD END BEARING (SCHAFER ST5A) FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW77DPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG18), Jan 17, 1977: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3298Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910801031119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031119A), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Monroe, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost both engines on ferry flight. Crashed into trees. Fuel tanks were empty. Pilot unfamiliar with aircraft system
- [Accident 19850915044959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915044959A), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Cheswold, DE, Substantial damage. Suspect inadvertent retraction of gear on rollout. Squat switch had failed.
- [Incident 19841018069999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841018069999I), Oct 18, 1984: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off runup pad due to moisture on windshield. Minor damage to left prop.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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