Cessna 401 N441RS
15 April 1981 · Alameda, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1981 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N441RS, operated by Mideastern Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alameda, New Mexico, United States. 5 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alameda, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alameda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N441RS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mideastern Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wichita, Kn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0478
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
BOLT IN LEFT GR LOCKING MECH FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1981 | Cessna 401A | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1981 | Cessna 401B | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Cessna 401B | Tampa, Florida, United States | Woolf Printing | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1981 | Cessna 401 | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | Mustang Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1981 | Cessna 401 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | Cessna 401 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | G&W Aviation | Fatal | 5 |
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 | - |