# Incident 19780326010659I: Cessna 401A, Indianapolis, IN, March 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1978, 10:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6279Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6279Q-1996-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326010659I

## Narrative

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

IFR PILOT LOST COMMUNICATIONS, THEN NAVIGATION, SQUAWKED 7600, CONTINUED TO VFR WEATHER, LANDED.

## Other reports on N6279Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810531052399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531052399I), May 31, 1981: Cessna 401 (N6279Q), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during ground operation. Probable pilot error.

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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