# Accident 19820209003129A: Cessna 402B, Newport News, VA, February 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1091° N, 76.5201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1091&lon=-76.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5218J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218J-2019-09-18) (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 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,018 total, 153 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820209003129A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID06), Feb 9, 1982: Cessna 402B (N5218J), Newport News, VA, 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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