# NTSB FTW81FQA24: Cessna 401, N441RS, Alameda, NM, April 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1981
- Place: Alameda, NM · ALAMEDA, NM
- Location: 35.1867° N, 106.6181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alameda, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1867&lon=-106.6181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0478  81/4/15    ALAMEDA,NM          CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 350
        TIME - 1830                    N441RS              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KN                  ALAMEDA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOLT IN LEFT GR LOCKING MECH FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N441RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

## 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 19810415016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415016789A), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna 401, Alameda, NM, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Found broken bolt in landing gear attach section.

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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