# NTSB IAD73FLJ21: Cessna 401A, N501BJ, Morrisville, NC, March 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FLJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0467  73/3/20    MORRISVILLE,NC      CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N501BJ              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 41, 2531 TOTAL HOURS, 305
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                MORRISVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING TIP TANK HIT CORNER OF METAL HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N501BJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501BJ-2023-05-18), registration cancelled 2023-05-18, S/N 401A0028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

## 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 19730320004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320004209A), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 401A, Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. L wing tip tank hit corner of metal hangar.

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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