# NTSB NYC74AN011: Cessna 402, N4526Q, Bar Harbor, ME, August 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1973
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME · BAR HARBOR, ME
- Location: 44.3813° N, 68.2111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bar Harbor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3813&lon=-68.2111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2236   73/8/2    BAR HARBOR,ME       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N4526Q              PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 4419 TOTAL HOURS, 780
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAR HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAR HARBOR,ME               BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN,PLT ABORTED ABOUT 3500FT DWN RWY.UN STOP ON RWY DUE WET ASPHALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4526Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4526Q-1992-05-29), registration cancelled 1992-05-29, S/N 402A0026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bar Harbor

## 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 19730802030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802030279A), Aug 2, 1973: Cessna 402A, Bar Harbor, ME, Substantial damage. Nose baggage door came open,plt aborted about 3500FT dwn rwy. Un stop on rwy due wet asphalt.

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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