# NTSB LAX77DUJ85: Cessna 401A, N401AC, Valle, AZ, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Valle, AZ · VALLE, AZ
- Location: 35.6536° N, 112.1385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valle, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6536&lon=-112.1385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1831  77/8/15    VALLE,AZ            CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 206
        TIME - 1200                    N401AC              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LND BFOR DUE ENROUTE WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N401AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401AC-1988-12-13), registration cancelled 1988-12-13, S/N 401A0123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: No Name

## 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 19770815022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815022589A), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna 401A, Valle, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd bfor due enroute wea.

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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