# Accident 19880101000089A: Cessna 414, Fayetteville, AR, January 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0694° N, 94.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0694&lon=-94.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30ML-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,751 total, 50 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101000089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. FLAT NOSE STRUT AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN STRUT.

## 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 MKC88LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA036), Jan 1, 1988: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30ML (2)

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

- [Accident 19981117031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981117031539A), Nov 17, 1998: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Monroe, LA, Destroyed. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances. (-23) on 17 nov 98 at 1855 CST, a Cessna 414, N30ML sustained substantial damage when it struck the ground…
- [Incident 19830812062239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812062239I), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna 414 (N30ML), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Fire and power loss of right engine broken cylinder burned a hole in rocker box and ignited oil. Melted intake pipe

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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