# Accident 19730413007279A: Cessna 402B, Greensboro, NC, April 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Greensboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4599Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4599Q-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73AI012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413007279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD73AI012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI012), Apr 13, 1973: Cessna 402A (N4599Q), Greensboro, NC, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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