- Date
- June 15, 1975
- Place
- Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4504QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750615024569A
- Case key
- 149224
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1938 75/6/15 NR.SEATTLE,WA CESSNA 402A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1815 N4504Q PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 31, 5552 TOTAL HOURS, 580 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ANGELES,WA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING REMARKS- EXH MANIFOLD,R ENG,FAILED.PIPE DROPPED DWN ON ENG MOUNT. FIRE DMGD NACELLE & WING. LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4504Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4504QRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2017 · Cessna 402AAirframe modelCessna 402AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4504Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN92FA081Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportHolyoke, COFailure of the pilot to feather the failed engine propeller. A factor was: power loss for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN82DA079Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBismarck, NDThe pilot discovered that the gear would not extend electrically. Manual extension was attempted, but the crank would not turn in either direction. While applying pressure to the cranks, the chain drive failed. The plane was landed with the gear retracted.…NTSB ANC73AA053Accident · No injuriesClosedDillingham, AK