# Incident 19790226007809I: Cessna 401A, Benton Harbor, MI, February 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1979, 06:50 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&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 401A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,250 total, 2,495 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/19790226007809I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER FIGHT MAIN CASTERED ON RULLOUT. BOLT HAD SHEARED IN TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY.

## 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 19780422012719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422012719I), Apr 22, 1978: Cessna 401 (N8299F), Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. Left engine shut down in flight. Right engine quit but restarted. Landed safely. Explosion on restart attempt.

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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