# Accident 19790719021599A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Nantucket, MA, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 01:18 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5419M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,624 total, 156 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719021599A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD NIGHT LNDG ON RUNWAY. DAMAGE, PROPS, TIRES, FUSELAGE. CREW FAILED TO USE RUNWAY LIGHTS. PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC79DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA060), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 402 (N5419M), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage

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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