Cessna 402 N4032Q
12 February 1974 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 February 1974 at about 05:55 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N4032Q, operated by Lunds Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States. 8 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Cloud
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N4032Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lunds Inc
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0337
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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
FROST ON ACFT.HEARD OCSNL THUMP DRG RUNUP, PROP DEICE ON.180LB OVR GWT.CRUSTED SNOW.LDG GR FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1974 | Cessna 402B | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Propst Constru | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1974 | Cessna 402B | Boonton, New Jersey, United States | Maspeth Seven | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1974 | Cessna 402 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Exec Air Trav | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1974 | Cessna 402B | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | Skyline Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1974 | Cessna 402B | Petersburg, Virginia, United States | Holladay Sales | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Sep 1974 | Cessna 402B | Wabash Lk, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |