# Accident 19910816034629A: Cessna 402B, Kathleen, GA, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 00:51 local time
- Place: Kathleen, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4506° N, 83.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4506&lon=-83.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5855M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855M-2013-04-23) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034629A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CONTROL AND SPIRAL DIVE TO IMPACT INDICATED. NO MULTI ENGINE RATING,NEWLY PURCHASED. REFUSED MORE CHECKOUT.

## 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 ATL91FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA161), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Kathleen, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE DESCENDING AT NIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, HIS LACK…

## Other reports on N5855M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790427100579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100579I), Apr 27, 1979: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost elevator control momentarily due to elevator trim tab actuator failure.

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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