# Accident 19781206041379A: Cessna 401, IL, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978
- Place: IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N622DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (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: 3,691 total, 638 in this make and model, 388 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206041379A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N622DC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850215026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850215026199I), Feb 15, 1985: Cessna 401A (N622DC), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Engine ran rough and heard loud noise before bursting into flames. Safe landing. Cylinder separated.

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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