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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Mercer, PA · September 29, 1977

Date
September 29, 1977
Place
Mercer, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N69338
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FA099
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,789 total0 in this make and model257 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Manifold couple P/N085072-39 3IN crack permitd exh gas into wing onto leaking fuel valve.

As the FAA filed it

MANIFOLD COUPLE P/N085072-39 3IN CRACK PERMITD EXH GAS INTO WING ONTO LEAKING FUEL VALVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.