29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1979 · 19:02 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Wm. P. Hobby
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5864C
Reported as
Cessna 402CESSNA
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,400 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear had indicated safe, nose gear collapsed during roll out. Cause not yet determined.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR HAD INDICATED SAFE, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL OUT. CAUSE NOT YET DETERMINED.