NYC69A0052

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Allentown, PA · November 7, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 7, 1968
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8419FCessna 402
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107626

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4227   68/11/7   ALLENTOWN,PA        CESSNA 402          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1181
        TIME - 0457                    N8419F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED CARGO NET NOT USED.AFT C G CAUSED STALL WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED FOR EMGCY LDG ON APT

Aircraft

Registration
N8419F
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Allentown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.