Cessna 402A N4599Q
13 April 1973 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 April 1973 at about 22:12 local time, a Cessna 402A registered N4599Q, operated by Rusk Aviation, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greensboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402A
- Registration
- N4599Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rusk Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0751
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOLT CONNECTING AFT ELEV BELLCRANK AND ELEV PUSHROD CAME LOOSE.100 HR INSPECT COMP 66 HRS PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1973 | Cessna 402A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Cochise Airli* | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1973 | Cessna 402 | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | Bar Harbor Ai* | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Cessna 402A | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402 | San Vicente, Mexico | 0PA Locka Flig | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1973 | Cessna 402B | W Stockbrdge, Massachusetts, United States | Princeton Amer | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Sep 1973 | Cessna 402B | Utica, Montana, United States | Southwestern R | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |