# NTSB NYC70AN102: Cessna 402, N3218Q, Elizabeth, NJ, March 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1970
- Place: Elizabeth, NJ · ELIZABETH, NJ
- Location: 40.6664° N, 74.1935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6664&lon=-74.1935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0759  70/3/18    ELIZABETH,NJ        CESSNA 402          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 10461
        TIME - 1934                    N3218Q              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERBROOKE,CAN              NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- NO 2ND IN COMMAND PLT.ILS APCH 4L,DSCNDD BLO GS,HIT NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANK HOLDER APRX 190FT AGL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3218Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3218Q-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 402-0018 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Newark

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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