# NTSB DEN82FA007: Cessna 402C, N67872, Dickinson, ND, November 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1981
- Place: Dickinson, ND · DICKINSON, ND
- Location: 46.8927° N, 102.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickinson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8927&lon=-102.7973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3566  81/11/18   DICKINSON,ND        CESSNA 402C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1258                    N67872              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 3927 TOTAL HOURS, 405
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DICKINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 DICKINSON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CYCLED DE-ICE BOOTS DRG APCH,ICE RMND OTBD END OF L WNG.L WNG DROPPED DRG CRCG APCH W FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67872 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dickinson

## 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 19811118074259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074259A), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 402C, Dickinson, ND, Substantial damage. Airframe icing prior approach. Airplane stalled on short final when pilot applied full flaps. Impact severed gear.

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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