# Accident 19950701020629A: Cessna 401A, Van Nuys, CA, July 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1995, 07:50 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2190° N, 118.4401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2190&lon=-118.4401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444RJ-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,774 total, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701020629A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED TURNING IN RUNUP AREA. WING RIB WEB CRACKED. SIDE BRACE FOLDED.SERVICE LETTER NOT COMPLIED

## 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 LAX95LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA232), Jul 1, 1995: Cessna 401A (N444RJ), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the wing rib web due to undetected cracking in an area of known crack development around the landing gear side brace fitting. The operator's failure to accomplish a Service Letter…

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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