# NTSB CHI78FEX27: Cessna 402B, N4167G, Indianapolis, IN, July 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1978
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4187  78/7/28    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 5259
        TIME - 1219                    N4167G              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             MORRISTOWN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF RUN FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4167G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4167G), registered now, S/N 402B1214, built 1976 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Municipal

## 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 19780728043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728043059A), Jul 28, 1978: Cessna 402B, Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed. Pilot aborted takeoff run for unknown reason.

## Other investigations on N4167G (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 ERA24FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA301), Jul 11, 2024: Cessna 402B (N4167G), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with known maintenance discrepancies, which resulted in a total loss of right engine power. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to…

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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