# Incident 19780626034939I: Evnair 4500300, Yap, TT, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Yap, TT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N4507L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4507L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evangel Air 4500-300 (registry code 3340104, https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVNAIR 4500300
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 170 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/19780626034939I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM PROBABLY THE SELECTOR VALVE.

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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