# NTSB NYC74AN043: Cessna 402B, N50YL, W Stockbrdge, MA, November 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1973
- Place: W Stockbrdge, MA · W STOCKBRDGE, MA
- Location: 42.3459° N, 73.3662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Stockbridge, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3459&lon=-73.3662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4095  73/11/16   W STOCKBRDGE,MASS   CESSNA 402B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 935
        TIME - 1800                    N50YL               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,MASS             MORRISTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- INFLT FIRE IN R ENG COMP.CAUSE OF FIRE WAS NOT DTRMND DUE FIRE DMG TO ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50YL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731116042579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731116042579A), Nov 16, 1973: Cessna 402B, W Stockbrdge, MA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Inflt fire in r eng comp. Cause of fire was not dtrmnd due fire dmg to acft.

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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