# NTSB CHI77FEI11: Cessna 401B, N7923Q, Vienna, OH, February 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1977
- Place: Vienna, OH · VIENNA, OH
- Location: 41.2378° N, 80.6642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vienna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2378&lon=-80.6642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0674   77/2/4    VIENNA,OH           CESSNA 401B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1386
        TIME - 1608                    N7923Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIENNA,OH                   ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7923Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7923Q-1998-10-09), registration cancelled 1998-10-09, S/N 401B0023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401B
- Registry model: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Youngstown Muni

## 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 19770204002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770204002929A), Feb 4, 1977: Cessna 401B, Vienna, OH, Substantial damage

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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