# Accident 19840803039719A: Cessna 401, Hutchinson, KS, August 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1984, 14:21 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.0594° N, 97.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0594&lon=-97.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101SB-2002-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,427 total, 700 in this make and model, 830 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803039719A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WING RIB SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED. PUNCHED A HOLE IN WING RIB.

## 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 MKC84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA238), Aug 3, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N101SB (2)

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

- [Incident 19851126066069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126066069I), Nov 26, 1985: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Gothenburg, NE, Minor damage. Aircraft veered on landing and right gear collapsed. Gear motor did not stop on retraction, overstressed bellcrank.
- [Accident 19840405036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405036259A), Apr 5, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed inward on the landing roll. Gear side brace pulled out of attachment to wing rib.

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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