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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 402A · San Jose, CA · May 8, 1985

Date
May 8, 1985 · 18:48 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N4579Q
Reported as
Cessna 402A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Erratic engine indications and vibration noted. Engine shutdown. Safe landing. Crankshaft found to be fractured.

As the FAA filed it

ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS AND VIBRATION NOTED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SAFE LANDING. CRANKSHAFT FOUND TO BE FRACTURED.

Other reports on N4579Q · 1

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