- Date
- January 17, 1977
- Place
- Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3298QCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770117002029A
- Case key
- 156997
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0125 77/1/17 PINE BLUFF,AR CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 12000 TIME - 1600 N3298Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE BLUFF,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ROD END BEARING (SCHAFER ST5A) FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3298Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grider
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3298Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL91FA148Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMonroe, NCInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. The pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft fuel system was a related factor.NTSB BFO85LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCheswold, DEAfter landing on runway 27, the pilot slowed the aircraft to approximately 30 mph. The aircraft had rolled out about 1000 feet when the gear horn sounded and all three landing gear collapsed. The pilot reached for the gear switch, which was in the up…