# NTSB MKC69D0359: Cessna 402, N4032Q, Crystal, MN, January 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1969
- Place: Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Location: 45.0373° N, 93.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0373&lon=-93.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0359-201677

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0049  69/1/21    CRYSTAL,MINN        CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2380
        TIME - 1438                    N4032Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4032Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4032Q-1983-04-18), registration cancelled 1983-04-18, S/N 402-0132, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal

## Other investigations on N4032Q (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 NYC83LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA027), Nov 10, 1982: Cessna 402 (N4032Q), Danielson, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74FER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER39), Feb 12, 1974: Cessna 402 (N4032Q), Eden Prairie, MN, 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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