# Accident 19830601022039A: Cessna 401A, North Las Vegas, NV, June 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1983, 14:49 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1804° N, 115.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1804&lon=-115.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6293Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6293Q-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,021 total, 743 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601022039A

## Narrative

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

ADJUSTING SCREW ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION LINKAGE FAILED. PN 08411131. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 LAX83LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA261), Jun 1, 1983: Cessna 401A (N6293Q), North Las Vegas, NV, 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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