# NTSB DEN77DQD07: Cessna 411, N411HG, Artesia, NM, January 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1977
- Place: Artesia, NM · ARTESIA, NM
- Location: 32.8517° N, 104.4237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Artesia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8517&lon=-104.4237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0064  77/1/21    ARTESIA,NM          CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N411HG              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 4600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            53 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTESIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              ARTESIA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR BELL CRANK ASSY PN5041001-1 BROKEN.TT ON PART 3085HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N411HG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411HG-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 411-0109, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (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: Artesia

## 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 19770121000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121000519A), Jan 21, 1977: Cessna 411, Artesia, NM, Substantial damage. Left gear bell crank assy PN5041001-1 broken. Tt on part 3085HRS.

## Other investigations on N411HG (2)

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 MIA78FLD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD37), Apr 24, 1978: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE36), Oct 22, 1975: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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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