# Incident 19811111086029I: Cessna 402C, Ruth, CA, November 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ruth, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WSTA
- Location: 40.2696° N, 123.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruth, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2696&lon=-123.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2714M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714M-2023-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,228 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111086029I

## Narrative

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

LIGHTNING STRIKE A FL120. BRIGHT FLASH, LOUD BOOM, DIMMED LIGHTS. ON LANDING FOUND AIRCRAFT HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2714M (3)

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

- [Incident 20171023020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171023020259I), Oct 23, 2017: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft was on final approach to kbos to runway 04R, pilot turned on overhead light to view landing chart. Shortly after he noticed dust particles in the air…
- [Incident 19900622062349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622062349I), Jun 22, 1990: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Landed downwind. Departed off side of runway. Pilot advised he was landing wrong way.
- [Incident 19821117065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117065449I), Nov 17, 1982: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Sacramento, CA. Left engine shut down when pilot returned to gate. Excessive fuel started fire in induction system on restart.

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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