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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC402CESSNA · Laredo, TX · January 24, 1982

Date
January 24, 1982 · 09:53 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4244Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82AA046
Reported as
Cessna STC402CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
5,666 total42 in this make and model107 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.

Aircraft crashed on short final for landing. Witnesses described stall with 1/4 turn to right spin into ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING. WITNESSES DESCRIBED STALL WITH 1/4 TURN TO RIGHT SPIN INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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