# NTSB FTW77DPG18: Cessna 401, N3298Q, Pine Bluff, AR, January 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1977
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0125  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298Q-1996-11-01), registration cancelled 1996-11-01, S/N 4010098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grider

## 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 19770117002029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770117002029A), Jan 17, 1977: Cessna 401, Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Rod end bearing (schafer ST5A) failed.

## Other investigations on N3298Q (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 ATL91FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA148), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Monroe, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE 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 BFO85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA076), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna 401 (N3298Q), Cheswold, DE, 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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