# Incident 19890602028109I: Cessna 401B, Albuquerque, NM, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNXA
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7969Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7969Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401B (registry code 207590E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602028109I

## Narrative

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

FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATING ON NR2 ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE DECREASED. SECURED ENGINE. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N7969Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19880919056749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919056749I), Sep 19, 1988: Cessna 401B (N7969Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Tower visually checked. Gears ok when NR2 gear safe lights on. Landed and cleared runway before left gear collapsed
- [Accident 19810917065959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917065959A), Sep 17, 1981: Cessna 401 (N7969Q), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control when aircraft ran through water on runway during takeoff.

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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