# NTSB CHI80FA038: Cessna 402, N8125F, Savoy, IL, May 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1980
- Place: Savoy, IL · SAVOY, IL
- Location: 40.0591° N, 88.2545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0591&lon=-88.2545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0317  80/5/18    SAVOY,IL            CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1009                    N8125F              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 4300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVOY,IL                    CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT OUTBOARD PUSH PULL TUBE BELLCRANK ARM FAILED WHILE TAXIING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8125F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8125F), registered now, S/N 402-0231 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willard

## 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 19800518014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518014229A), May 18, 1980: Cessna 402CESSNA, Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. While taxiing for takeoff, gear collapsed causing damage to left wing.

## Other investigations on N8125F (3)

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 CHI81DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA002), Oct 23, 1980: Cessna 402 (N8125F), Moline, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN018), Aug 2, 1971: Cessna 402 (N8125F), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71IN014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN014), Jul 31, 1970: Cessna 402 (N8125F), New Bedford, MA, 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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