# NTSB CHI68F0509: Cessna 411A, N4934T, Cairo, IL, November 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1967
- Place: Cairo, IL · CAIRO, IL
- Location: 37.0063° N, 89.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0063&lon=-89.1829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4325   67/11/4   CAIRO,ILL           CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8700
        TIME - 0945                    N4934T              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAIRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR BRACE LINK CENTER JOINT FROZEN. ANNUAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED 8 HRS PREVIOUSLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4934T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cairo

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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