# NTSB ATL81DKJ03: Cessna 402B, N7628Q, Fairhope, AL, November 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1980
- Place: Fairhope, AL · FAIRHOPE, AL
- Location: 30.5190° N, 87.8792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairhope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5190&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3594  80/11/25   FAIRHOPE,AL         CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6900
        TIME - 1045                    N7628Q              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1448 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRHOPE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRHOPE,AL                 DESTIN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TURBINE FUEL USED TO REFUEL AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7628Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7628Q-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 402B0571, built 1974 (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
- Airport: Fairhope Muni

## 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 19801125071739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125071739A), Nov 25, 1980: Cessna 402B, Fairhope, AL, Substantial damage. Failed to monitor fueling. Engines quit on takeoff climb. Lineman had put jet fuel in tanks.

## Other investigations on N7628Q (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 MIA88LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA189), Jun 13, 1988: Cessna 402B (N7628Q), Fort Lauderdale, FL, 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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