# Incident 19841102069619I: Cessna 401A, Springfield, MO, November 2, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6294Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6294Q-2026-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841102069619I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. DEPLANED PASSENGERS. APU START FOR FERRY FLIGHT, ONE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N6294Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19841106073439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841106073439A), Nov 6, 1984: Cessna 401A (N6294Q), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. During taxi after stiff legging right main gear, it collapsed. Wrench used to lock defective gear down had broken.

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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