19891209059309I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · South Bimini, Bahamas · December 9, 1989

Date
December 9, 1989 · 13:00 local
Place
South Bimini, Bahamas
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ACAA
Aircraft
N2612C
Reported as
Cessna 402C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,870 total1,400 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right escape hatch opened in flight. Returned. Adjusted latches and repaired door seal.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ESCAPE HATCH OPENED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED. ADJUSTED LATCHES AND REPAIRED DOOR SEAL.