# NTSB NYC75AN071: Cessna 402B, N8203P, Meadville, PA, December 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1974
- Place: Meadville, PA · MEADVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.6479° N, 80.1474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meadville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6479&lon=-80.1474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3460   74/12/3   MEADVILLE,PA        CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1335                    N8203P              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            27, 5995 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSBURG,W VA             MEADVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           34                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 22K.PATCHES OF ICE AND SNOW ON RWY.SKIDDED INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8203P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadville

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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