# Incident 19830930072829I: Cessna 401A, Frankfort, IL, September 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1983, 07:15 local time
- Place: Frankfort, IL
- Airport: Frankfort
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4907° N, 87.8305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4907&lon=-87.8305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6208Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6208Q-2014-06-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,334 total, 65 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930072829I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY CRACKED FROM AN INSTANTANEOUS OVERLOAD.

## 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 CHI83IA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA446), Sep 30, 1983: Cessna 401A (N6208Q), Frankfort, IL, incident, minor 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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