# NTSB FTW81DPG15: Cessna 401, N8434F, Jonesboro, AR, March 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1981
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0473  81/3/23    JONESBORO,AR        CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 17760
        TIME - 1415                    N8434F              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 618 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ONE BOLT MISSING,ONE SHEARED IN NOSE WHEEL BELLCRANK.NOSEWHEEL NOT FULLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8434F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jonesboro Muni

## 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 19810323013079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323013079A), Mar 23, 1981: Cessna 401, Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Landed with nose gear partially extended. Bolt missing & other sheared in nose gear attachment.

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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