# NTSB FTW79FPA25: Cessna 402, N8138F, Dallas, TX, August 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1979
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2141  79/8/14    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 2340
        TIME - 1130                    N8138F              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8138F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8138F-1994-05-23), registration cancelled 1994-05-23, S/N 4020232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dallas Love

## 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 19790814022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814022559A), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear side brace attach fitting failed as aircraft taxied onto runway for takeoff. Collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N8138F (1)

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 BFO91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA020), Dec 26, 1990: Cessna 402 (N8138F), Richland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASSEMBLY.

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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