# NTSB ANC75AA060: Cessna 402B, N5718M, Barrow, AK, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0250  75/2/28  NR.BARROW,AK          CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1452                    N5718M              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 43
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         BARROW,AK                    RETURN                       GSI SITES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- UN LOCATE GCI SITE,LOW LVL FLT.DSCND INTO TUNDRA WHILE LOOKING AT MAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5718M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718M-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 402B0354, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750228004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004429A), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 402B, Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Un locate gci site,low lvl flt. Dscnd into tundra while looking at map.

## Other investigations on N5718M (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 ANC88FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA111), Aug 18, 1988: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Mt. Torbet, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC88IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA013), Oct 26, 1987: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Cordova, AK, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB ANC82DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA047), Jun 9, 1982: Cessna 402B (N5718M), Grayling, AK, 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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