# NTSB ANC74AA055: Cessna 402, N4051Q, Swanson R, AK, February 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1974
- Place: Swanson R, AK · SWANSON R, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0520  74/2/10    SWANSON R,ALAS      CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N4051Q              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            54, 15877 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            465 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWANSON RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANSON R,ALAS             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOW ON W/S.RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY INTO SNOW BERM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4051Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Swanson River

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740210002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210002969A), Feb 10, 1974: Cessna 402CESSNA, Swanson R, AK, Substantial damage. Snow on w/s.ran off side of rwy into snow berm.

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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