# NTSB FTW71FQD17: Cessna 411, N4949T, El Paso, TX, April 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1971
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1183  71/4/19    EL PASO,TEX         CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4050
        TIME - 1035                    N4949T              PX-  0  0  3  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R GR BELL CRANK PIVOT BOLT AND TRUNION FAILED DUE OVERLOAD AT UNDET TIME. LDG REPTD NORMAL BY OBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4949T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4949T-1974-03-20), registration cancelled 1974-03-20, S/N 411-0149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

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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