# NTSB NYC73AN141: Cessna 402B, N2985Q, Greenville, ME, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1899  73/5/11    GREENVILLE,ME       CESSNA 402B         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4471
        TIME - 1800                    N2985Q              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,NH                  GREENVILLE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           6                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- DSCNDD BLO MDA 2200FT MSL.HIT TREES AT 1400FT MSL.WITNESS RPRTD HILLSIDE IN FOG ABT HALFWAY UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2985Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2985Q-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 402B-0242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greenville

## 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 19730511011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511011309A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 402B, Greenville, ME, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Dscndd blo mda 2200FT MSL.hit trees at 1400FT MSL.witness rprtd hillside in fog abt halfway up.

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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