# Accident 19780316005109A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Naples, FL, March 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1978
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69316-2013-02-13) (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 402CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,734 total, 1,172 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316005109A

## Narrative

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

NO REMARKS.

## 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 MIA78DKT36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT36), Mar 16, 1978: Cessna 402B (N69316), Naples, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69316 (3)

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

- [Accident 20010220004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010220004109A), Feb 20, 2001: Cessna 402B (N69316), Billings, MT, No damage. (-23) 135 Training flight for instruction. During simulated missed approach on 1 engine, around 400 feet AGL, the airplane started to climb. As pilot initiated…
- [Incident 20000501016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501016869I), May 1, 2000: Cessna 402B (N69316), Great Falls, MT. (-23)The pilot stated when he took off at Great Falls, Montana, the emergency exit window blew off. He then returned and landed. He stated that he called the…
- [Incident 19790917023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023589I), Sep 17, 1979: Cessna 402B (N69316), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Gear unsafe indication, left main could not be extended. Delivery flight. Gear door jammed, would not open. .

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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