# NTSB ANC73AA053: Cessna 402A, N4504Q, Dillingham, AK, June 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0037  73/6/26    DILLINGHAM,ALAS     CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1835                    N4504Q              PX-  0  0  0                            39, 5325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM MUNI
        OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             DILLINGHAM,ALAS              TOGIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4504Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4504Q-2017-06-08), registration cancelled 2017-06-08, S/N 402A0004, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillingham Muni

## Other investigations on N4504Q (3)

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 DEN92FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA081), Aug 5, 1992: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Holyoke, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE FAILED ENGINE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS: POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB DEN82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA079), May 7, 1982: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75AS045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS045), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

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.

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