# NTSB MIA78DKT36: Cessna 402B, N69316, Naples, FL, March 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1978
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKT36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0567  78/3/16    NAPLES,FL           CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N69316              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 3734 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               NAPLES,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69316](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69316-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 402B0433, built 1973 (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: Naples

## 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 19780316005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316005109A), Mar 16, 1978: Cessna 402CESSNA, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. No remarks.

## Other investigations on N69316 (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 SEA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA052), Feb 20, 2001: Cessna 402B (N69316), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Best rate-of-climb single-engine speed was not maintained. Delayed remedial action was a factor.

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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