# Incident 19841229075229I: Cessna 402B, Sanford, FL, December 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1984, 15:26 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PBAA
- Location: 28.8106° N, 81.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8106&lon=-81.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402PB-1992-10-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841229075229I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION, ELEVATOR MALFUNCTION. DIVERTED AND LANDED. BOLT ATTACHING TRIM ROD TO ELEVATOR TRIM TAB MISSING.

## 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 MIA85IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA069), Dec 29, 1984: Cessna 402B (N402PB), Sanford, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N402PB (1)

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

- [Accident 19920613024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613024419A), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 402B (N402PB), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Right engine blew a cylinder en route over ocean. Unable stay aloft due prop windmilling. Ditched. Aircraft sank.

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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