DEN72FQA30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Alameda, NM · December 29, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1971
Place
Alameda, NM · ALAMEDA, NM
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4977TCessna 411
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164987

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3945  71/12/29   ALAMEDA,N MEX       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N4977T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  36, 15500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 ALAMEDA,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR BELL CRANK PIVOT BOLT SHEARED.NO WAY OF LUBRICATING BOLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4977T
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alameda

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.