# Incident 19791012052379I: Cessna 402C, State College, PA, October 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1979, 07:29 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718C-1983-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 500 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/19791012052379I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR UP-LOCK FAILED TO ENGAGE. HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERHEATED FROM CYCLING, MELTED PLASTIC LINES.

## Other reports on N5718C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800306005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800306005429A), Mar 6, 1980: Cessna 402C (N5718C), Crescent City, CA, Destroyed. Failed to climb on over-water night takeoff. Struck low ridge on an island one-half mile off end of runway.

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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