# Accident 19820202003089A: Cessna 402A, Port-Au-Prince, HA, February 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Port-Au-Prince, HA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7809Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7809Q-1983-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,696 total, 136 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820202003089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN AFTER 4 HOURS AND 22 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7809Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19791017029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029089A), Oct 17, 1979: Cessna 402A (N7809Q), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Inflight fire damaged wing structure. Fire due to failure of exhaust bellows.

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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