# NTSB NYC81FGT02: Cessna 402B, N7888Q, Bloomsburg, PA, March 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1981
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA · BLOOMSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0027° N, 76.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0027&lon=-76.4566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0698  81/3/11    BLOOMSBURG,PA       CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N7888Q              PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 64, 8064 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1604 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMSBURG,PA               GARDNER,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING SNOW                                             CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           32                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- REMOVED SNW BFR TKOF.AFT TKOF,SHUDDERED,100KTS IN GND EFFECT.ICE BEADS FRZ ON WET WNGS OF OTR ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7888Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7888Q-1983-11-03), registration cancelled 1983-11-03, S/N 402B0216 (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
- Airport: Bloomsburg

## 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 19810311009049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009049A), Mar 11, 1981: Cessna 402CESSNA, Bloomsburg, PA, Destroyed. Aborted takeoff from snow-covered runway after airplane suddered on lift-off. Struck sign-post & vehicle.

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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