# Accident 19890624017479A: Cessna 401, Raleigh, NC, June 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6203° N, 78.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Triple W Airport (5W5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6203&lon=-78.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8271F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8271F-1991-04-01) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,479 total, 269 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624017479A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR UP. SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES LANDED GEAR UP. FUEL PUMP INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED

## 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 ATL89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA169), Jun 24, 1989: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE (RICH MIXTURE). A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE WORN/UNSERVICEABLE INTERNAL LOCK NUT IN THE…

## Other reports on N8271F (1)

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

- [Incident 19860212009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212009789I), Feb 12, 1986: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Bainbridge, GA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on left main gear. Collapsed on landing. Rod end bearing was frozen.

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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