# Incident 19810303016849I: Cessna 402B, Hyannis, MA, March 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Hyannis
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GULA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7851Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7851Q-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,100 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/19810303016849I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. FOUND BROKEN ACTUATOR ARM TO DOWN LOCK SWITCH.

## Other reports on N7851Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800803066759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803066759I), Aug 3, 1980: Cessna 402B (N7851Q), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Flight returned due to engine vibration. Cylinder had separated.

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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