# Incident 19810512034779I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Hyannis, MA, May 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1981, 10:35 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GULA
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4165G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4165G-2026-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512034779I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGERS SHIPPED A WET CELL BATTERY AS CHECKED BAGGAGE. ACID SPILL IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. MINOR ACID BURN TO PILOT

## Other reports on N4165G (2)

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

- [Incident 19910919045909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919045909I), Sep 19, 1991: Cessna 402B (N4165G), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Had safe light. Left gear swiveled when mounting pin failed.
- [Incident 19840814059189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814059189I), Aug 14, 1984: Cessna 402B (N4165G), Albany, NY. Left engine failed en route. Landed at nearest airport. Found broken ring and a hole in #3 piston.

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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