# NTSB FTW70A0017: Cessna 402A, N4518Q, Killeen, TX, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Killeen, TX · KILLEEN, TX
- Location: 31.1171° N, 97.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Killeen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1171&lon=-97.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3350  69/9/14    KILLEEN,TEX         CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1700
        TIME - 1825                    N4518Q              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILLEEN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  KILLEEN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD FINAL APCH LDG GR FULLY RETRACTED.CMPLT TEST AND OPN OF GR AND WARN SYS CKD OPNML.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4518Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Killeen Municipal

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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