# NTSB MKC75AK055: Cessna 402, N8089Q, St Louis, MO, May 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1975
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1678  75/5/22    ST LOUIS,MO         CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N8089Q              PX-  0  0  3  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      32, 4400 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LNDG GR BELLCRANK P/N 5041001-1,AFT TUBE ASSEMBLY P/N 0840125-15 AND 1 BOLT NAS 464-P4 BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8089Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis

## 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 19750522019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522019629A), May 22, 1975: Cessna 402B, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. L lndg gr bellcrank p/n 5041001-1,aft tube assembly p/n 0840125-15 and 1 bolt nas 464-P4 broke.

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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