# Accident 19840921053099A: Cessna 411, Dolan Springs, AZ, September 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1984, 19:15 local time
- Place: Dolan Springs, AZ
- Airport: Lake Mohave Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6404° N, 114.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6404&lon=-114.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323BE-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA490) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921053099A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WENT INTO AREA OF SOFT SAND ON RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED. SAND HAD BEEN USED TO FILL HOLES CAUSED BY RAINS.

## 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 LAX84LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA490), Sep 22, 1984: Cessna 411 (N323BE), Dolan Springs, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N323BE (1)

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

- [Incident 19831123072499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831123072499I), Nov 23, 1983: Cessna 411 (N323BE), Fresno, CA. Right engine feathered at cruise altitude. Found seal blown out at end of feathering accumulator. Lost oil pressure

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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