# NTSB FTW80DRA25: Cessna 411A, N411HN, Houston, TX, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551  80/4/26    HOUSTON,TX          CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4458
        TIME - 1310                    N411HN              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FORK BOLT,PN5243518-1,FAILED ON LEFT MAIN GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N411HN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411HN-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 411-0276, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobby

## 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 19800426011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426011179A), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 411A, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Left main gear would not retract. Landed left gear folded. Found broken fork bolt.

## Other investigations on N411HN (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 FTW82FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA155), Apr 28, 1982: Cessna 411A (N411HN), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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