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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Houston, TX · July 6, 1981

Date
July 6, 1981 · 02:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3971C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA43
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,407 total42 in this make and model236 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.

Electrical failure from stuck starter solenoid. Tried to crank gear down wrong direction. Landed wheels up.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE FROM STUCK STARTER SOLENOID. TRIED TO CRANK GEAR DOWN WRONG DIRECTION. LANDED WHEELS UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.