# NTSB MKC79FA044: Cessna 401, N8299F, St.Louis, MO, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3122  79/7/26    ST.LOUIS,MO         CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1110                    N8299F              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 51, 11400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 BELTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- WING RIB, P/N 0822175-65 FRACTURED.TWO SL'S,ME-71-2 & ME-76-2,NOT COMPLIED WITH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8299F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8299F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 401-0246, 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 GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert Field

## 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 19790726022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726022089A), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 401, St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Left lndg gear failed to retract after takeoff. Landed okay. Found wing rib and lndg gear side brace broken.

## Other investigations on N8299F (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 ATL82FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA052), Feb 10, 1982: Cessna 401 (N8299F), Jessup, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ15), Aug 21, 1970: Cessna 401 (N8299F), Baxter Sprgs, KS, 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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