# Accident 19820823041179A: Cessna 401A, Silver City, NM, August 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1982, 14:05 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7805° N, 108.2605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7805&lon=-108.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9867F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9867F-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,850 total, 495 in this make and model, 294 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823041179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF, PILOT ABORTED BUT AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH FENCE AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA344), Aug 23, 1982: Cessna 401A (N9867F), Silver City, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9867F (1)

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

- [Accident 19860313008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860313008189A), Mar 13, 1986: Cessna 401 (N9867F), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Distraction during the approach caused pilots to not switch fuel tanks. Engine quit at low altitude at night.

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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