# NTSB UNK78X0117: Cessna 402, N35P, Upola, Antarctica, April 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1978
- Place: Upola, Antarctica · UPOLA, American Samoa
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0117

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Faleolo

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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