# Accident 19730929031809A: Cessna 402B, Utica, MT, September 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Utica, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.9678° N, 110.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9678&lon=-110.0935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69307-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AS018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929031809A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED TAVERN TWICE,LDG LTS ON,THEN LOST CTL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.09 GMS PCT.

## 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 SEA74AS018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS018), Sep 29, 1973: Cessna 402B (N69307), Utica, MT, destroyed, 8 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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