Cessna 402 N3963C
11 October 1978 · Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1978 at about 17:04 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N3963C, operated by Gifford Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States. 3 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 17:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chignik Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N3963C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gifford Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Port Heiden, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4210
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD ATTACH LUG FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1978 | Cessna 402B | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Dixie Air Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jun 1978 | Cessna 402 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 Jul 1978 | Cessna 402 | Salem, Michigan, United States | Air Industries | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Cessna 402B | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Plumley Air SE | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1978 | Cessna 402B | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | Gateway Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Cessna 402 | Vichy, Missouri, United States | Dickman Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |