Cessna 402B N69338
29 September 1977 · Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 1977 at about 07:58 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69338, operated by Skyline Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N69338
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skyline Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Buffalo, Ny → Beaver Falls, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4157
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
MANIFOLD COUPLE P/N085072-39 3IN CRACK PERMITD EXH GAS INTO WING ONTO LEAKING FUEL VALVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1977 | Cessna 402 | Bennington, Vermont, United States | Avia Lease CRP | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Cessna 402A | Yates City, Illinois, United States | Brower Airways | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Feb 1977 | Cessna 402B | Batavia, New York, United States | Colonial Metal | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1977 | Cessna 402A | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Mt Hawley Avia | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1977 | Cessna 402 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Crown AV. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1977 | Cessna 402 | Rolla, Missouri, United States | Dickman Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |