# NTSB IAD76FLJ25: Cessna 402B, N4088L, Wilmington, NC, June 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1671  76/6/27    WILMINGTON,NC       CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2500
        TIME - 2215                    N4088L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER COUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,NC               COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4088L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088L-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 402B0336, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Hanover Count

## 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 19760627019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627019109A), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna 402B, Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage

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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