# Incident 19791014052779I: Cessna 401A, Richmond, VA, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richard E. Byrd
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6252Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6252Q-1990-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 475 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/19791014052779I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FLAP CONTROL CHAIN BROKE ON APPROACH. LANDED OKAY.

## Other reports on N6252Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19840218071369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218071369A), Feb 18, 1984: Cessna 401A (N6252Q), Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll. Main gear retraction bellcrank broken free from mounting.

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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