# Accident 19860218006109A: Cessna 402B, Rochester, MN, February 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 44.0692° N, 92.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0692&lon=-92.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3940C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940C-2013-05-31) (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
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,970 total, 357 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860218006109A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ADDED POWER BUT UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE. FREEZING RAIN ENCOUNTERED ON APPROACH.

## 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 CHI86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA090), Feb 18, 1986: Cessna 402B (N3940C), Rochester, MN, 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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