# NTSB FTW81DA119: Cessna 402C, N6787B, Port O'Connor, TX, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Port O'Connor, TX · PORT O'CONNOR, TX
- Location: 28.4460° N, 96.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port O'Connor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4460&lon=-96.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DA119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1455   81/7/9    PORT O'CONNOR,TX    CESSNA 402C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N6787B              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 61, 14753 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT O'CONNOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW IBERIA,LA               PORT O'CONNOR,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED LFT. RT BRK MASTER CYL LOW ON FLUID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6787B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port O'Connor

## 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 19810709039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039669A), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 402C, Port O'Connor, TX, Substantial damage. Airplane pulled left on landing roll. Right brake inop. Airplane went into ditch. Low fluid in master cylinder.

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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