# NTSB MKC74FER39: Cessna 402, N4032Q, Eden Prairie, MN, February 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1974
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0337  74/2/12    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4310
        TIME - 0555                    N4032Q              PX-  0  1  6  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 557 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- FROST ON ACFT.HEARD OCSNL THUMP DRG RUNUP,PROP DEICE ON.180LB OVR GWT.CRUSTED SNOW.LDG GR FAILED.
```

## 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: Flying Cloud

## 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 19740212004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740212004869A), Feb 12, 1974: Cessna 402CESSNA, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Frost on acft. Heard ocsnl thump drg runup,prop deice on.180LB ovr gwt. Crusted snow. Ldg gr failed.

## 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 MKC69D0359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0359-201677), Jan 21, 1969: Cessna 402 (N4032Q), Crystal, 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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