# NTSB MKC70AK059: Cessna 402, Pembina, ND, April 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1970
- Place: Pembina, ND · PEMBINA, ND
- Location: 48.9671° N, 97.2469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembina, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9671&lon=-97.2469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70AK059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0001  70/4/22    PEMBINA,N DAK       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    CF-ATW              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            26, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, 780
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT PEMBINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINNIPEG,CANADA             EL PASO,TEX                  PEMBINA,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR TORQUE ARM ATTACHING LUG BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-ATW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Pembina

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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