- Date
- April 13, 1973
- Place
- Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4599QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19730413007279A
- Case key
- 79602
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0751 73/4/13 NR.GREENSBORO,NC CESSNA 402A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2212 N4599Q PX- 5 0 0 DEMONSTRATION 33, 10500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBORO,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOLT CONNECTING AFT ELEV BELLCRANK AND ELEV PUSHROD CAME LOOSE.100 HR INSPECT COMP 66 HRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4599Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greensboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4599Q · 1
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