# Incident 19870519024319I: Cessna 402B, Gillette, WY, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 17:50 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4182G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4182G-1996-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519024319I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI, AN EXPLOSION BLEW OFF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. AN IMPROPERLY CAPPED LINE VENTED FUEL FUMES IN WING.

## Other reports on N4182G (2)

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

- [Accident 19930220002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220002949A), Feb 20, 1993: Cessna 402C (N4182G), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to maintain flying speed on climbout. Aborted. Landed gear up on snow. Found entire airframe had clear ice.
- [Incident 19860219003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219003399I), Feb 19, 1986: Cessna 402B (N4182G), Belgrade, MT, Minor damage. Veered into snow bank on take off run on snowy runway. Collapsed nose gear. Wheel assembly packed full of ice.

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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