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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Kinston, NC · January 21, 1980

Date: January 21, 1980 · 07:45 local
Place: Kinston, NC
Airport: Eastern Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ISOA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31DB
Reported as: Cessna 401
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total165 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N31DBRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2023 · Cessna 401S/N 401-0202 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 401 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

Nose gear failed to extend due to broken bell crank.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO BROKEN BELL CRANK.

Other reports on N31DB · 3

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

Accident 19950728019982AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Dallas, TXTaxiing for takeoff collided with inbound plane on taxiways. Tail hit by wing of other plane. ATC failed advise.Jul 28, 1995 · Substantial damage Incident 19930920037879IStarting Engines · Oklahoma City, OKRight engine hot. Difficult to start. Backfired,ignited fuel valve in right leading edge. Blew leading edge out.Sep 20, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19780617046219INormal Cruise · Atlantic City, NJFlight returned due to mag. Failure. Pilots took off before repairs were completed.Jun 17, 1978