# NTSB MIA71AM062: Cessna 402A, N4559Q, Ocala, FL, January 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1971
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2490  71/1/29    OCALA,FLA           CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0200                    N4559Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            42, 3951 TOTAL HOURS, 65
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLANDO,FLA                 PENSACOLA,FLA                PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.CONT OIL FILTER ADAPTOR P/N 631645 CRACKED.FIRE IN ENG AND BAGGAGE COMPS.AD 69-26-7 CVRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4559Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4559Q-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 402A0059, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocala Mun

## Other investigations on N4559Q (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 IAD78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA007), Oct 27, 1977: Cessna 402A (N4559Q), Madisonville, KY, 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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