# NTSB CHI78FEX41: Cessna 402, N4048Q, Indianapolis, IN, September 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3777  78/9/27    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1200
        TIME - 0630                    N4048Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- CYLINDER AND TRUNNION PN 504-1000-81 CRACKED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4048Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048Q-1990-07-23), registration cancelled 1990-07-23, S/N 4020148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indianapolis Intl

## 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 19780927040089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927040089A), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna 402B, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Cylinder and trunnion pn 504-1000-81 cracked prior to accident.

## Other investigations on N4048Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI79IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA032), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna 402 (N4048Q), Indianapolis, IN, incident, minor 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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