# Accident 19910306006929A: Cessna 401, St Louis, MO, March 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1991, 12:15 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IJZA
- Location: 38.6293° N, 90.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6293&lon=-90.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401RW-2010-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,743 total, 150 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306006929A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLPASED ON LANDING ROLL. BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## 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 CHI91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA105), Mar 6, 1991: Cessna 401 (N401RW), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LANDING GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM (BELL CRANK) HAD FRACTURED.

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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