# Accident 19831213060629A: Cessna 402A, Kotlik, AK, December 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kotlik, AK
- Airport: Kotlik
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.0299° N, 163.5398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0299&lon=-163.5398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4511Q-1998-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 115 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213060629A

## Narrative

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

GOT A SYMMETRICAL THRUST ON A GO AROUND OVER A FROZEN RIVER STRIP.LOST CONTROL.LANDED IN TREES.NO MECHANICAL NOTED.

## 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 ANC84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA024), Dec 13, 1983: Cessna 402A (N4511Q), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4511Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19790503100119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503100119I), May 3, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N4511Q), Old Harbor, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft slid during landing. Main gear wheel turned 90 degrees. Lugs on left main gear trunnion had broken.

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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