# NTSB investigations: Cessna 414: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA407.md): Cessna 414 · Maryville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 26, 2025 · N1668T · Substantial damage
  > The left landing gear collapsed on landing rollout due to a fractured retract bellcrank on the left landing gear lower fork assembly.
- [NTSB CEN24LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA329.md): Cessna 414 · Leadville, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2024 · N1652T · Substantial damage
  > A loss of brake fluid for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of braking effectiveness during landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA434.md): Cessna 414 · Augusta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2022 · N745EP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend and lock into position for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in its collapse during landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA282.md): Cessna 414 · Jasper, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2022 · N414HF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the owner to comply with a service bulletin, which resulted in the failure of the left main landing gear torque tube due to fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB CEN20LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA372.md): Cessna 414 · Ray, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2020 · N698D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control on takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA11LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA191.md): Cessna 414 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2011 · N40NY · Substantial damage
  > The improper rigging of the right main landing gear, which resulted in ovestress fractures of a bolt and aft lug on the trunnion assembly.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2075908')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=2075908

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