# NTSB CHI78FEC43: Cessna 402, N4014Q, Salem, MI, July 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3880  78/7/20    SALEM,MI            CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5171
        TIME - 2030                    N4014Q              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 384 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MI                SALEM,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4014Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4014Q-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 402-0114, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem

## 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 19780720030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720030159A), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 402B, Salem, MI, 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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