# Accident 19770203002169A: Cessna 402B, Bennington, VT, February 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Bennington, VT
- Airport: Bennington State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090L-2013-03-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,581 total, 494 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203002169A

## Narrative

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

USED LFT SIDE OF RW TO AVOID SNOW ON RT,LFT WHEEL VEERED OFF RWY EDGE INTO SNOW.

## 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 NYC77DNC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC20), Feb 3, 1977: Cessna 402 (N4090L), Bennington, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4090L (3)

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

- [Incident 19801106079049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801106079049I), Nov 6, 1980: Cessna 402B (N4090L), Boston, MA. Nose cargo door came open after takeoff.
- [Incident 19790508025929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508025929I), May 8, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N4090L), Des Moines, IA. Panel lights became bright and then avionics cb started popping.
- [Accident 19740820032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820032049A), Aug 20, 1974: Cessna 402B (N4090L), Boonton, NJ, Substantial damage. Pwr decreased ovr trees,nose lwrd to maintain a/s.acft dscndd to gnd abt 65FT bfr rwy.

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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