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FAA incident report · Cessna 401A · Indianapolis, IN · September 17, 2002

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Date
September 17, 2002 · 19:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N531MH
Reported as
Cessna 401A
N531MHRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Cessna 401AS/N 401A0097 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 401AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Witness reported seeing Cessna CE-401 N531MH depart Eagle Creek airport without any lights after dark. Air traffic control was only able to skin paint the airplane on radar no radio calls were ever received from the airplane. It is believed the airplane was flown in an un-airworthy condition, after dark with the electric system inoperative. The operation is contrary to the federal aviation regulations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESS REPORTED SEEING CESSNA CE-401 N531MH DEPART EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS AFTER DARK. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WAS ONLY ABLE TO SKIN PAINT THE AIRPLANE ON RADAR NO RADIO CALLS WERE EVER RECEIVED FROM THE AIRPLANE. IT IS BELIEVED THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN IN AN UN-AIRWORTHY CONDITION, AFTER DARK WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE OPERATION IS CONTRARY TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

Other reports on N531MH · 1

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

Accident 20111112027299ALanding: Approach · Gladewater, TXOn November 12, 2011 approximately 2630 central standard time, a Cessna 401, N531HM, registered to and operated by [privacy data omitted] was destroyed during an aborted go around, the aircraft landed approximately 75 yards to the right of runway 14 at…Nov 12, 2011 · Substantial damage