# NTSB LAX80DJY02: Cessna 402B, N3966C, Likiep, Montserrat, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: Likiep, Montserrat · LIKIEP, Marshall Islands
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DJY02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJY02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2832  80/8/27    LIKIEP,MRSHL IS     CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1409                    N3966C              PX-  0  0  5  NS CTR PASSG              AGE 25, 3561 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            131 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIKIEP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAJURO,MARSHALL IS          LIKIEP,MRSHL IS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ROOT EMBEDDED IN RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3966C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966C-1982-12-09), registration cancelled 1982-12-09, S/N 402B0839, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Likiep

## 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 19800827044499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827044499A), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 402B, Marshall Island, Guam, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on touchdown. Found root imbedded in runway at touchdown point.

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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