# Accident 19901108049279A: Cessna 402B, Pocetello, ID, November 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Pocetello, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RECA
- Location: 42.9296° N, 112.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9296&lon=-112.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1683T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1683T-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049279A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IFR EN ROUTE. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR. EMPTY FUEL TANKS. BLAMED ICE AND WIND

## 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 SEA91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA014), Nov 8, 1990: Cessna 402B (N1683T), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A BURNED PISTON RESULTING FROM ARCING AND PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAGNETO BECAUSE OF IMPROPER OVERHAUL, THE CONTAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO AND IMPROPER…

## Other reports on N1683T (2)

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

- [Incident 19900504021419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504021419I), May 4, 1990: Cessna 402B (N1683T), Salt Lake City, UT. Left main brake locked up on rollout. Skid apparently caused tire to fail.
- [Incident 19890831057019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831057019I), Aug 31, 1989: Cessna 402B (N1683T), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Heard loud pop on takeoff. Aircraft pulled left. Found right gear tire and outer wheel half missing at destination.

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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