Cessna 402 N4526Q
2 August 1973 · Bar Harbor, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1973 at about 14:20 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N4526Q, operated by Bar Harbor Ai*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. 10 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bar Harbor, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bar Harbor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N4526Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bar Harbor Ai*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Boston, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2236
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN, PLT ABORTED ABOUT 3500FT DWN RWY.UN STOP ON RWY DUE WET ASPHALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1973 | Cessna 402A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Cochise Airli* | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Cessna 402A | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Rusk Aviation | Fatal | 6 |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Cessna 402A | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402 | San Vicente, Mexico | 0PA Locka Flig | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402B | W Stockbrdge, Massachusetts, United States | Princeton Amer | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Sep 1973 | Cessna 402B | Utica, Montana, United States | Southwestern R | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |