# NTSB SEA74AS018: Cessna 402B, N69307, Utica, MT, September 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Utica, MT · UTICA, MT
- Location: 46.9678° N, 110.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9678&lon=-110.0935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2864  73/9/29    UTICA,MONT          CESSNA 402B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N69307              PX-  7  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1112 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            81 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANFORD,MONT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BUZZED TAVERN TWICE,LDG LTS ON,THEN LOST CTL.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.09 GMS PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69307](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69307-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N 402B-00425, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (registry code 207590K) (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 19730929031809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929031809A), Sep 29, 1973: Cessna 402B, Utica, MT, Destroyed, 7 fatal. Buzzed tavern twice,ldg lts on,then lost ctl. Plt blood alcohol level 0.09 gms pct.

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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