# NTSB DEN79FQA24: Cessna 402, N4514Q, Albuquerque, NM, April 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1979
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2800   79/4/9    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N4514Q              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 3193 TOTAL HOURS, 168
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES
        REMARKS- NO LIGHTING IN PORTION OF RAMP WHERE COLLISION OCCURED.COLLIDED WITH C402,N402LV,MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4514Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4514Q-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 402A0014, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19790409013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790409013459A), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into another while being parked on dark ramp.

## Other investigations on N4514Q (2)

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 MIA81IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA017), Nov 18, 1980: Cessna 402A (N4514Q), Marathon, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DEN80FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA11), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 402A (N4514Q), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor 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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