# Accident 19840314031529A: Cessna 401, Chicago, IL, March 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1984, 22:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NITA
- Location: 41.7804° N, 87.7690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7804&lon=-87.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CS-1989-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,326 total, 436 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840314031529A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON THE LANDING ROLL. BROKEN BELLCRANK INDICATES OVERLOAD DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI84LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA130), Mar 15, 1984: Cessna 401 (N777CS), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N777CS (2)

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

- [Accident 19860208002349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208002349A), Feb 8, 1986: Cessna 401 (N777CS), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed during taxi to parking. Suspect heavy side load caused gear support to tear out.
- [Incident 19810729046029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046029I), Jul 29, 1981: Cessna 401 (N777CS), Davenport, IA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use check list.

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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