# NTSB MKC78DA070: Cessna 401A, N6238Q, Garden City, KS, September 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
- Location: 37.9759° N, 100.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9759&lon=-100.8509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2776  78/9/18    GARDEN CITY,KS      CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 2635
        TIME - 1540                    N6238Q              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1154 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 GARDEN CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L-HAND BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY,P/N 5041001-1,BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6238Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238Q-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 401A0038, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (registry code 17255, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garden City Muni

## 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 19780918032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918032969A), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna 401, Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. L-hand bellcrank assembly,p/n 5041001-1,broken.

## Other investigations on N6238Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW72DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG23), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FQG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG69), May 2, 1971: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage

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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