# Accident 19871222080059A: Cessna 402C, Chadron, NE, December 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1987, 20:57 local time
- Place: Chadron, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPPA
- Location: 42.8205° N, 103.0009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8205&lon=-103.0009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105GP-1992-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,865 total, 169 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871222080059A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A RIDGE DURING AN INCORRECT NDB APPROACH PROCEDURE. CAPTAIN HAD EXTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

## 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 MKC88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA032), Dec 23, 1987: Cessna 402C (N105GP), Chadron, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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