19820209003129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Newport News, VA · February 9, 1982

Date
February 9, 1982 · 21:30 local
Place
Newport News, VA
Airport
Patrick Henry
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5218J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FID06
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,018 total153 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Missed two approaches. Hit tree on 3rd approach over a street believed to be runway. Vectored to runway by ATC.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED TWO APPROACHES. HIT TREE ON 3RD APPROACH OVER A STREET BELIEVED TO BE RUNWAY. VECTORED TO RUNWAY BY ATC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.