# NTSB OAK77FVA27: Cessna 411, N67280, Fresno, CA, April 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560  77/4/16    FRESNO,CA           CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1535                    N67280              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  59, 5120 TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TRMNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX ATMTG TO LOWER PLT SEAT CRANKED EMERG GR HANDLE INSTEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67280](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67280-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 411-0181, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (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: Fresno Air Trmnl

## 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 19770416007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416007979A), Apr 16, 1977: Cessna 411, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Pax atmtg to lower plt seat cranked emerg gr handle instead.

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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