# Accident 19750228004429A: Cessna 402B, Barrow, AK, February 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718M-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 43 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004429A

## Narrative

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

UN LOCATE GCI SITE,LOW LVL FLT.DSCND INTO TUNDRA WHILE LOOKING AT MAP.

## 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 ANC75AA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA060), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Barrow, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5718M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880817034099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817034099A), Aug 17, 1988: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Mt Torbert, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Flew into snow covered side of a mountain. Was operating VFR under an overcast that may have blended with snow area
- [Incident 19871026073559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871026073559I), Oct 26, 1987: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. Shaft which holds lower arm of main gear failed. Incorrect part used.
- [Accident 19820609071089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609071089A), Jun 9, 1982: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Grayling, AK, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Bell crank assembly failed from overstress. Time stress unknown.

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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