# Incident 19780422012719I: Cessna 401, Rolla, MO, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9464° N, 91.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolla, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9464&lon=-91.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8299F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8299F-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 1,200 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/19780422012719I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. RIGHT ENGINE QUIT BUT RESTARTED. LANDED SAFELY. EXPLOSION ON RESTART ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N8299F (4)

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

- [Accident 19820210005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820210005089A), Feb 10, 1982: Cessna 401A (N8299F), Jesup, GA, Substantial damage. Fire in left engine en route. Landed at nearby airport. Loose fuel line on fire wall leaked fuel on exhaust.
- [Incident 19800104011989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104011989I), Jan 4, 1980: Cessna 401A (N8299F), St. Louis, MO. Number 4 connecting rod failed causing hole on top sides of crankcase halves. Improper installation of rod bolts.
- [Accident 19790726022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726022089A), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 401 (N8299F), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Left lndg gear failed to retract after takeoff. Landed okay. Found wing rib and lndg gear side brace broken.
- [Incident 19790226007809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226007809I), Feb 26, 1979: Cessna 401A (N8299F), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control after fight main castered on rullout. Bolt had sheared in torque link assembly.

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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