# NTSB CHI77FEX54: Cessna 402, N8437F, Indianapolis, IN, September 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1977
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2601  77/9/29    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4010
        TIME - 0144                    N8437F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FULL FLAP TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8437F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8437F-1978-06-07), registration cancelled 1978-06-07, S/N 402-0285 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indianapolis 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 19770929030879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770929030879A), Sep 29, 1977: Amtr 2079151, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Full flap tkof.

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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