Cessna 402A N4574Q
21 December 1969 · Port Moller, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1969 at about 11:50 local time, a Cessna 402A registered N4574Q, operated by Kenai Air Serv, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Moller, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Moller, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pan-American Oil
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402A
- Registration
- N4574Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kenai Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3303
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
ACFT HIT SOFT SPOT ON DOWNSLOPE T/O. RWY CONDITIONS UNSUITABLE FOR ACFT GROSS WT. GUSTING TO 10K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1969 | Cessna 402 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1969 | Cessna 402 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Miller Airmoti | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1969 | Cessna 402A | Decorah, Iowa, United States | Executive Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1969 | Cessna 402A | Mt McKinley, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Hilt | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1969 | Cessna 402 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Chatham Airli* | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1969 | Cessna 402A | Killeen, Texas, United States | Central TEX A* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |