# NTSB IAD77FKW05: Cessna 402, N4532Q, Erin, TN, October 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1976
- Place: Erin, TN · ERIN, TN
- Location: 36.3163° N, 87.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3163&lon=-87.7008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3491  76/10/22   ERIN,TN             CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0715                    N4532Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIN,TN                     NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED T/O IFR AFTER WNDSHD & WINDOWS FOGGED UP DURING VFR DEPARTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4532Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4532Q-2001-10-03), registration cancelled 2001-10-03, S/N 402A0032, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cook Field

## 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 19761022033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022033409A), Oct 22, 1976: Cessna 402A, Erin, TN, Substantial damage. Plt continued t/o IFR after wndshd & windows fogged up during VFR departure.

## Other investigations on N4532Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA066), Jan 17, 1990: Cessna 402A (N4532Q), Mosinee, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DISREGARDING THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT AND NOT PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH.

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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