# NTSB CHI77FA065: Cessna 402A, N4554Q, Yates City, IL, August 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Yates City, IL · YATES CITY, IL
- Location: 40.7776° N, 90.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yates City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7776&lon=-90.0139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA065

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4554Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4554Q-1980-10-17), registration cancelled 1980-10-17, S/N 402A0054, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri County Rla

## 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 19770813040989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813040989A), Aug 13, 1977: Cessna 402A, Yates City, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Overflew available fields.

## Other investigations on N4554Q (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 MKC70A0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0020), Oct 2, 1969: Cessna 402A (N4554Q), Decorah, IA, no 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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