# NTSB NYC77DNC20: Cessna 402, N4090L, Bennington, VT, February 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0666   77/2/3    BENNINGTON,VT       CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N4090L              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 41, 3581 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            494 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENNINGTON,VT               TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- USED LFT SIDE OF RW TO AVOID SNOW ON RT,LFT WHEEL VEERED OFF RWY EDGE INTO SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4090L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090L-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 402B0337, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bennington State

## 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 19770203002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203002169A), Feb 3, 1977: Cessna 402B, Bennington, VT, Substantial damage. Used lft side of rw to avoid snow on rt,lft wheel veered off rwy edge into snow.

## Other investigations on N4090L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75AN019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN019), Aug 20, 1974: Cessna 402B (N4090L), Boonton, NJ, substantial damage

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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