# NTSB OAK71DVD19: Cessna 402A, N4599Q, Arcata, CA, November 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1970
- Place: Arcata, CA · ARCATA, CA
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4227  70/11/23   ARCATA,CALIF        CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3201
        TIME - 2043                    N4599Q              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 830 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURRAY FIELD CALIF          ARCATA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4599Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4599Q-1991-05-29), registration cancelled 1991-05-29, S/N 402A0099 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arcata

## Other investigations on N4599Q (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 IAD73AI012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI012), Apr 13, 1973: Cessna 402A (N4599Q), Greensboro, NC, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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