# Accident 19840218071369A: Cessna 401A, Linden, NJ, February 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1984, 16:01 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6252Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6252Q-1990-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,881 total, 164 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218071369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. MAIN GEAR RETRACTION BELLCRANK BROKEN FREE FROM MOUNTING.

## 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 NYC84FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA089), Feb 18, 1984: Cessna 401A (N6252Q), Linden, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6252Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19791014052779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052779I), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 401A (N6252Q), Richmond, VA. Right flap control chain broke on approach. Landed okay.

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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