# NTSB CHI69A0031: Cessna 402, N3259Q, Paducah, KY, September 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1968
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4452  68/9/17    PADUCAH,KY          CESSNA 402          CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1955                    N3259Q              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 21, 1684 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.IMPROPER ANGLE OF CLIMB,ALLOWED PROPS TO CONTACT RNWY.ABRUPT ASCENT WITH DAMAGED PROPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3259Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3259Q-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N 4020059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barkley

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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