Cessna 401A N6252Q
18 February 1984 · Linden, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1984 at about 21:01 local time, a Cessna 401A registered N6252Q was involved in an accident near Linden, New Jersey, 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 21:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Linden (LDJ)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A
- Registration
- N6252Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Richmond → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA089
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
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. A CFI AWAITING TAKEOFF SAID THAT THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL WITH THE GEAR DOWN. AS THE ACFT ROLLED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT GRADUALLY LEFT THE RWY AND BECAME MIREDIN MUD. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION BELLCRANK WAS BROKEN FREE FROM ITS MOUNTING CLEVIS. THE ATTACH BOLT WAS FRACTURED NEAR THE HEAD. THE FOWARD CLEVIS EAR WAS BROKEN. NEITHER THE BOLT HEAD NOR THE FRACTURED PORTION OF THE FOWARD CLEVIS EAR WERE RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1984 | Cessna 401A | Springfield, Missouri, United States | MC Cauley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Cessna 401 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | McCauley Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Cessna 401 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1984 | Cessna 401 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | MC Caully Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 401A | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1984 | Beechcraft A23 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | MED Air Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172 | Mantan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |