# Accident 19870403008439A: Cessna 402B, Altus, OK, April 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Altus Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ASFA
- Location: 34.6391° N, 99.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6391&lon=-99.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402BC-1994-03-17) (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: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403008439A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER THROTTLE ADVANCED, STRUCK A HANGAR. THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE PLANE

## 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 FTW87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA092), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 402B (N402BC), Altus, OK, 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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