# Accident 19871023060659A: Cessna 402B, Avalon, CA, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 17:55 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGLA
- Location: 33.3792° N, 118.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-118.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3798C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3798C-1989-03-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,597 total, 136 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023060659A

## Narrative

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

BLEW A TIRE ON LANDING. UNABLE TO STOP ON WET OILED RUNWAY. TO PREVENT SLIDING SIDEWAYS STEERED OFF END INTO BERM.

## 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 LAX88LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA022), Oct 24, 1987: Cessna 402B (N3798C), Avalon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3798C (1)

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

- [Incident 19860303009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860303009369I), Mar 3, 1986: Cessna 402B (N3798C), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Left main could not be extended for landing. Landed gear up. Internal strut stop and bearing failed. Gear jammed.

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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