# Accident 19841106073439A: Cessna 401A, Springfield, MO, November 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2107° N, 93.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2107&lon=-93.3499&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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 245 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841106073439A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI AFTER STIFF LEGGING RIGHT MAIN GEAR, IT COLLAPSED. WRENCH USED TO LOCK DEFECTIVE GEAR DOWN HAD BROKEN.

## 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 MKC85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA016), Nov 6, 1984: Cessna 401A (N6294Q), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6294Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19841102069619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841102069619I), Nov 2, 1984: Cessna 401A (N6294Q), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Electrical failure, manually extended gear. Deplaned passengers. APU start for ferry flight, one gear collapsed.

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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