# Incident 19870524028919I: Cessna 414, Owensboro, KY, May 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1987, 12:05 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Davies County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7572&lon=-87.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414DT-2011-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,930 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524028919I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR LANDING.  FOUND GEAR WARNING HORN BARELY AUDIBLE.

## Other reports on N414DT (1)

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

- [Incident 19880114004659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114004659I), Jan 14, 1988: Cessna 414 (N414DT), Rocky Mount, NC, Minor damage. Unable to lock nose gear down. Collapsed on rollout. Found bent push pull rod. Nose landing gear was out of rig.

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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