# Accident 19830126002249A: Cessna 401, Lompoc, CA, January 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.5992° N, 120.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5992&lon=-120.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11JR-2009-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,339 total, 339 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830126002249A

## Narrative

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

SIDE DRIFT WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT STRUT BELL CRANK FORGING AND BOLT FAILED.

## 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 LAX83FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA082), Jan 26, 1983: Cessna 401 (N11JR), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage

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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