# Accident 19890812028949A: Cessna 402C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 12:27 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JLTA
- Location: 26.0900° N, 80.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0900&lon=-80.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5851C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5851C-1990-04-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812028949A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT FEATHERED RETURNED AND LOST LEFT ENGINE,LANDED IN A CANAL.BOTH ENGINES TRAILING SMOKE

## 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 MIA89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA218), Aug 12, 1989: Cessna 402C (N5851C), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO POSITION THE AUXILIARY PUMP TO LOW FOR TAKEOFF, COMPUNDED BY IMPROPER PROCUDERES USED DURING THE RESULTANT IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY.

## Other reports on N5851C (1)

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

- [Incident 19890620038289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620038289I), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 402C (N5851C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down safe light. Gear collapsed on landing. Cause not stated.

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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