# NTSB IAD74AI070: Cessna 402B, N69379, Petersburg, VA, June 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2047° N, 77.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2047&lon=-77.3924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1708  74/6/22    PETERSBURG,VA       CESSNA 402B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 1600
        TIME - 1225                    N69379              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 PETERSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXAM OF RWY REVEALED PROP SLASH MARKS R AND L OF RWY CTR LINE.R PROP DMGD,1 BLADE BKN.L PROP DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69379](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69379-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 402B0523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Petersburg

## 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 19740622019679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622019679A), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna 402B, Petersburg, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Exam of rwy revealed prop slash marks r and l of rwy ctr line.r prop dmgd,1 blade bkn.l prop dmgd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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