UNK78X0117

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Upola, Antarctica · April 27, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 27, 1978
Place
Upola, Antarctica · UPOLA, American Samoa
Injuries
10 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N35PCessna 402
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141629

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0042  78/4/27  NR.UPOLA,W SAMOA      CESSNA 402          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N35P                PX-  9  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGO PAGO                  UPOLA,W SAMOA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

Aircraft

Registration
N35P
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Faleolo