# Accident 19890204001909A: Cessna 402B, Hyannis, MA, February 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SPPA
- Location: 41.6693° N, 70.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6693&lon=-70.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49PB-2008-04-30) (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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,978 total, 525 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204001909A

## Narrative

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

TAIL FELL TO GROUND ON BOARDING. AFT CG. UNCONTROLLED NOSE UP ON TAKEOFF. HAD PEOPLE STAND FORWARD FOR LANDING.

## 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 NYC89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA081), Feb 4, 1989: Cessna 402B (N49PB), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN IMPROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE (AFT CG). THE AFT CG ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNCOMMANDED ALTITUDE DEVIATION AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N49PB (1)

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

- [Incident 20051130028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130028869I), Nov 30, 2005: Cessna 402B (N49PB), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was repositioning the aircraft to the FBO for fuel prior to departing on his 135 cargo only trip. The aircraft exited the ramp at taxiway F1.…

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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