# NTSB CHI75FEI39: Cessna 402B, N2971Q, Stow, OH, March 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1975
- Place: Stow, OH · STOW, OH
- Location: 41.1763° N, 81.4365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1763&lon=-81.4365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0745  75/3/14    STOW,OH             CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1850                    N2971Q              PX-  0  0  6  BUSINESS                  28, 3922 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREW W PATTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOW,OH                     DAYTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MOVEMENT OF COPILOT'S R RUDDER PEDAL OBSTRUCTED BY WHISKEY BOTTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2971Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2971Q-1978-08-10), registration cancelled 1978-08-10, S/N 402B0237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andrew W Patton

## 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 19750314009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750314009059A), Mar 14, 1975: Cessna 402B, Stow, OH, Substantial damage. Movement of copilot's r rudder pedal obstructed by whiskey bottle.

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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