# Accident 19811210084609A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Mccook, NE, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 23:30 local time
- Place: Mccook, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68361-2002-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,986 total, 154 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210084609A

## Narrative

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

VFR ON TOP, LOW ON FUEL. ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT. DESCENDED IN CLOUDS AND FOG UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 MKC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA010), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 402C (N68361), Mccook, NE, 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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