# NTSB FTW82DPJ07: Cessna 401, N4099Q, Oklahoma City, OK, November 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1981
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3023  81/11/27   OKLAHOMA CITY,OK    CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2345                    N4099Q              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 24, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS WORLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   NORMAN,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACTUATOR SW P/N08H1000-101 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4099Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4099Q-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 401-0199, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Will Rogers World

## 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 19811127076989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127076989A), Nov 27, 1981: Cessna 401, Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to get right main gear to extend. Landed gear up. Defective actuator switch leaf. P/n 08H1000101.

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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