# NTSB NYC69A0074: Cessna 402, N3269Q, Morristown, NJ, January 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1969
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0039  69/1/16    MORRISTOWN,NJ       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1818                    N3269Q              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      24, 3922 TOTAL HOURS, 104
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TWO BOLTS MISSING OUT OF UPPER FLANGE AND RIB ASSY CAUSED ASSY TO FAIL AND L LDG GR TO COLLAPSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3269Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3269Q-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 402-0069, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## Other investigations on N3269Q (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 MIA01WA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01WA179), May 21, 2001: Cessna 402 (N3269Q), Walker Cay, Bahamas, 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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