# Incident 19780331012249I: Cessna 401, Lubbock, TX, March 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7896F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7896F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,000 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/19780331012249I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF DUE TO AIR FLOW BLOCK TO THE TURBO CHARGER. SEPERATION OF FLEXIBLE DUCTING.

## Other reports on N7896F (2)

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

- [Accident 19870603035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603035089A), Jun 3, 1987: Cessna 401 (N7896F), Nassau, Bahamas, Destroyed, 4 fatal. The aircraft is missing. Flight plan was from freeport to crooked island. Presumed destroyed.
- [Incident 19850703048599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703048599I), Jul 3, 1985: Cessna 401 (N7896F), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Heard loud noise with gear retraction after takeoff. Unable to extend nose gear. Gear link failed at attach point.

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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