# NTSB NYC76DNA32: Cessna 411A, N251WW, Stow, MA, March 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1976
- Place: Stow, MA · STOW, MA
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0686  76/3/28    STOW,MA             CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 793
        TIME - 1145                    N251WW              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINUTE MAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,MA                  STOW,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N251WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251WW), registered now, S/N 411-0251, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Minute Man Field

## 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 19760328006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328006129A), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 411A, Stow, MA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 35 KTS.

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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