# Accident 19840331018249A: Cessna 402B, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1984
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44NC-1988-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,510 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331018249A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BIMINI BAHAMAS. NO TRACE OF AIRCRFT OR OCCUPANTS FOUND. PRESUMED DOWN IN OCEAN.

## 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 MIA84FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA126), Mar 31, 1984: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Missing Acft, MS, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other reports on N44NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19810423044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423044119I), Apr 23, 1981: Cessna 402B (N44NC), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Emergency exit window departed aircraft at start of let down. Window did not strike any part of aircraft.
- [Incident 19790923050289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923050289I), Sep 23, 1979: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Peoria, IL. Power surges in flight due to disconnection of turbo air presure hose. Hose clamp was missing.
- [Accident 19780511009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511009899A), May 11, 1978: Cessna 402B (N44NC), Keokuk, IA, 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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