Cessna 402B N3971C
6 July 1981 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1981 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N3971C, operated by Seago Oil, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N3971C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Seago Oil
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Abilene, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1394
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 STARTER SOLENOID STUCK IN CLOSED PSN.ATMTD TO LWR GEAR BY TURNING HAND CRANK IN WRONG DIRECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1981 | Cessna 402B | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | Advance AVN SV | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1981 | Cessna 402C | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | Casper Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1981 | Cessna 402B | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Houma Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1981 | Cessna 402 | Cliff, New Mexico, United States | Crown Industri | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1981 | Cessna 402B | Laredo, Texas, United States | Fiesta Photo F | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Sep 1981 | Cessna 402B | Miami, Florida, United States | Air Miami | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |