# NTSB DEN77FQD09: Cessna 402A, N7810Q, Silver City, NM, January 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1977
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0316  77/1/28    SILVER CITY,NM      CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0653                    N7810Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 4425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAS CRUCES,NM               ALBUQUERQUE,NM               SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAK IN LEFT WING FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7810Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grant County

## 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 19770128001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770128001409A), Jan 28, 1977: Cessna 402A, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Fuel leak in left wing from undetermined source.

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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