Cessna 414 N30ML
1 January 1988 · Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 414 registered N30ML, operated by Robert H. Lewis, was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Arkansas, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fayetteville (FYV)
- Coordinates
- 36.0694, -94.1492
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414
- Registration
- N30ML
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Robert H. Lewis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rogers → Fayetteville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA036
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
DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE CFI AND STUDENT PLT HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. SEVERAL FLYBYS PAST THE CONTROL TOWER WERE MADE TO CONFIRM AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR CONFIGURATION. THEY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AN ADDITIONAL HOUR AND A HALF TO LIGHTEN THE FUEL LOAD, ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THEN ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A FLAT NOSE GEAR STRUT, AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 414 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1988 | Cessna 414 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1988 | Cessna 414A | Agua Caliente, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1988 | Cessna 414 | Franklin Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | Erie Airways | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Dec 1988 | Cessna 414 | Bloomville, Ohio, United States | Donald I. Kapetansky | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1988 | Cessna 414A | Big Pine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1988 | Cessna 414A | Midland, Texas, United States | Murray Faskin | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164B | Knobel, Arkansas, United States | Corning Farm Supply | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164-B | Gould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Rockwell S2R | O'kean, Arkansas, United States | Archer Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States | Burnette Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | Planters AG Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1988 | Rockwell S-2R | Tarry, Arkansas, United States | Frizzell Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |