NTSB investigations: Cessna 401

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 401, where the first occurrence was “Main gear collapsed”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19832026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 401 per year, 1983–2026: 5 cases
19831
19843
19861

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590C')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 191))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI86LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401B · Milwaukee, WIWhile taxiing to park, the left main landing gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the left hand gear support had torn from the wing rib to which it was bolted. On the FAA malfunction or defect report submitted by the operator, company officials stated…Feb 9, 1986 · N777CS · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Hutchinson, KSWhile taxiing for takeoff the plt turned from the taxiway onto the rwy & the left main gear collapsed. Post crash examination of the left gear revealed that the ldg gear wing rib support bracket failed allowing the gear to collapse. A Cessna service letter…Aug 3, 1984 · N101SB · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Wichita, KSThe plt reported that 3-4 secs after he made a smooth landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The acft then went off the side of the rwy & struck a sign. Post-accident inspection indicated that the right gear had been down & locked before the gear had…Apr 5, 1984 · N101SB · Substantial damageNTSB CHI84LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Chicago, ILThe acfts left main gear collapsed during the landing roll. Investigation revealed that the bolt on the top portion of the LH bellcrank assembly was sheared off. One of the tangs at the bottom of the bellcrank was also broken. When examined under a 10 power…Mar 15, 1984 · N777CS · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83FA082Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Lompoc, CAThe acft went off the left side of the runway during landing after the left main landing gear collapsed. This was an airtaxi flight and one of the passengers confirmed that all 3 landing gear green lights were illuminated. Examination of the left main gear…Jan 26, 1983 · N11JR · Substantial damage