# NTSB MIA81IA017: Cessna 402A, N4514Q, Marathon, FL, November 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1980
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81IA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0036  80/11/18   MARATHON,FL         CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0717                    N4514Q              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      24, 2689 TOTAL HOURS, 220
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON FLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FL                 MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- OUTSIDE OF WNDSHLD FOGGED OVR AFT CLEANED.DRIFTED OFF RWY,R PROP HIT RWY LGT,PIECE SEPD,HIT PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4514Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4514Q-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 402A0014, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Marathon Flight

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19801118088489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118088489I), Nov 18, 1980: Cessna 402A, Marathon, FL, Minor damage. Tried to take off with fogged windshield. Veered off runway. Prop tip struck runway light. Broke off, hit passenger

## Other investigations on N4514Q (2)

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 DEN80FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA11), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 402A (N4514Q), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DEN79FQA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA24), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna 402 (N4514Q), Albuquerque, NM, 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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