- Date
- October 31, 1974
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N396DBCessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741031039399A
- Case key
- 142950
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3865 74/10/31 ROCKFORD,ILL CESSNA 421B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N396DB PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 24, 1425 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT WAYNE,IND ROCKFORD,ILL WINCHESTER,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY REMARKS- GR DNLOCK NOT CKD FOR TENSION WHEN RIGGED.UPPR BARREL ASSY & LWR FWD CLEVIS,BELLCRANK ASSY FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N396DB
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.