Accident · 1998-09-04

NTSB case FTW98LA389 · Cessna 401 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-09-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 401 (N3239Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear while intending to retract the flaps. A factor was the pilots lack of total experience in the type of aircraft.

Source: NTSB case FTW98LA389

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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