Cessna 402B N7856Q
3 July 1980 · Van Nuys, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1980 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N7856Q, operated by Wings West, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Van Nuys, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N7856Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wings West
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Santa Monica, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3580
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R/M LNDG GEAR SIDE BRACE LOCK LINK, P/N 5041001-2, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1980 | Cessna 402C | Crescent City, California, United States | Century Airlne | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1980 | Cessna 402B | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | R.i.templeton | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1980 | Cessna 402B | Dowagiac, Michigan, United States | B & B Construc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Cessna 402C | San Francisco, California, United States | West Air Commu | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Cessna 402B | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Ginn Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Cessna 402B | Likiep, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | FLT Crews Inte | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |