# NTSB NYC75ON003: Cessna 402B, N69301, Wabash Lk, Canada, September 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1974
- Place: Wabash Lk, Canada · WABASH LK,NFD, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75ON003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75ON003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0063  74/9/12  NR.WABASH LK,NFD,CAN  CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2327
        TIME - 1030                    N69301              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEPT ISLES,QUE,CAN          FORT CHIMO,QUE,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: PROPELLER ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69301](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69301-1975-01-15), registration cancelled 1975-01-15, S/N 402B-0422 (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

## 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 19740912039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740912039669A), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna 402B, Wabash Lk,Nfd, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Investigation under jurisdiction of govt of Canada.

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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