# Accident 19911129053769A: Cessna 402B, Roanoke, TX, November 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0007° N, 97.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0007&lon=-97.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69CR-2013-02-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129053769A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SEIZED EN ROUTE DUE TO OIL STARVATION. ENGINES AND PROPS NOT AIRWORTHY. LANDING GEAR WAS INOPERATIVE.

## 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 FTW92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA029), Nov 29, 1991: Cessna 402B (N69CR), Roanoke, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES, A MISSING AIR COOLING BAFFLE, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. FACTORS WERE THE FROZEN PROPELLER, INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER,…

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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