# NTSB MKC70A0020: Cessna 402A, N4554Q, Decorah, IA, October 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1969
- Place: Decorah, IA · DECORAH, IA
- Location: 43.3016° N, 91.7848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decorah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3016&lon=-91.7848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3322   69/10/2   DECORAH,IOWA        CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2255                    N4554Q              PX-  0  1  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 2101 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            147 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECORAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWATONNA,MINN               DECORAH,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ENGS SHUT-DOWN.PX WALKED INTO R PROP BEFORE PROP STOPPED ROTATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4554Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4554Q-1980-10-17), registration cancelled 1980-10-17, S/N 402A0054, 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: No damage
- Airport: Decorah

## Other investigations on N4554Q (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 CHI77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA065), Aug 13, 1977: Cessna 402A (N4554Q), Yates City, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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