# NTSB ANC79DA007: Cessna 402, N3963C, Chignik Lake, AK, October 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1978
- Place: Chignik Lake, AK · CHIGNIK LAKE, AK
- Location: 56.2543° N, 158.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2543&lon=-158.7818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4210  78/10/11   CHIGNIK LAKE,AK     CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1704                    N3963C              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            46, 16153 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT HEIDEN,AK              CHIGNIK LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD ATTACH LUG FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3963C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3963C-1992-03-05), registration cancelled 1992-03-05, S/N 402B0837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chignik Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781011043879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011043879A), Oct 11, 1978: Cessna 402B, Chignik Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Left main gear retract rod attach lug failed.

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.

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