# Accident 19860208002349A: Cessna 401, Milwaukee, WI, February 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1986, 22:05 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NITA
- Location: 42.9796° N, 87.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9796&lon=-87.9003&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: 1,728 total, 66 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208002349A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI TO PARKING. SUSPECT HEAVY SIDE LOAD CAUSED GEAR SUPPORT TO TEAR OUT.

## 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 CHI86LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA085), Feb 9, 1986: Cessna 401B (N777CS), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N777CS (2)

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

- [Accident 19840314031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840314031529A), Mar 14, 1984: Cessna 401 (N777CS), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapse on the landing roll. Broken bellcrank indicates overload damage.
- [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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.