# Incident 19810423044119I: Cessna 402B, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1981
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44NC-1988-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423044119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT START OF LET DOWN. WINDOW DID NOT STRIKE ANY PART OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N44NC (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840331018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331018249A), Mar 31, 1984: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Became missing on a VFR flight to bimini Bahamas. No trace of aircrft or occupants found. Presumed down in ocean.
- [Incident 19790923050289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923050289I), Sep 23, 1979: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Peoria, IL. Power surges in flight due to disconnection of turbo air presure hose. Hose clamp was missing.
- [Accident 19780511009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511009899A), May 11, 1978: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Keokuk, IA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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