# Incident 19830208019529I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Opa Locka, FL, February 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1983, 17:25 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3974C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3974C-2011-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19830208019529I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED GEAR UP. BELL CRANK AND LIMIT SWITCH REPLACED. GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N3974C (1)

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

- [Incident 19820426029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426029159I), Apr 26, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3974C), Daggett, CA. Ground man injured by propeller while unloading controlled substance. Flown to Daggett. Pilot disappeared.

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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