# Incident 19780617046219I: Cessna 401, Atlantic City, NJ, June 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1978, 02:34 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Bader
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31DB-2023-09-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780617046219I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED DUE TO MAG. FAILURE. PILOTS TOOK OFF BEFORE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N31DB (3)

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

- [Accident 19950728019982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728019982A), Jul 28, 1995: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff collided with inbound plane on taxiways. Tail hit by wing of other plane. ATC failed advise.
- [Incident 19930920037879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920037879I), Sep 20, 1993: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Right engine hot. Difficult to start. Backfired,ignited fuel valve in right leading edge. Blew leading edge out.
- [Incident 19800121016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121016219I), Jan 21, 1980: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend due to broken bell crank.

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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