# Incident 19790412014119I: Cessna 402B, Lexington, KY, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 02:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Bluegrass
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203Q-2000-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 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/19790412014119I

## Narrative

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

FAILURE OF ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON JACKSCREW THREADS. PN 1260074-4

## Other reports on N8203Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19981223046939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981223046939A), Dec 23, 1998: N8203Q, San Juan, Puerto Rico, No damage. (-23) Tol-air flight 203, a C-402B piloted by Mr. William ford was cleared to land at rwy 10 at lmm international airport. Upon landing, the aircraft veered to…
- [Incident 19981027038669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981027038669I), Oct 27, 1998: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), St Kitts, SX, Minor damage. (-5)Right main landing gear collapsed right after touchdown. Aircraft suffered minor damage.
- [Accident 19741203040259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203040259A), Dec 3, 1974: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), PA, Substantial damage

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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