# Accident 19751130042839A: Cessna 402A, Elko, NV, November 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1975
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52SA-1976-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 382 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751130042839A

## Narrative

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

DCND BLO MEA. PLT DIDNT USE AVAIL INST APCH CHART FOR REF. RECOVERY DATE 12/2/75.

## 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 OAK76AP029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP029), Nov 30, 1975: Cessna 402 (N52SA), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 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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