# Accident 19920111000359A: Cessna 402B, West Palm Beach, FL, January 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1992, 11:47 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5807° N, 80.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5807&lon=-80.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3767C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3767C-2014-10-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000359A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE. BLOCKED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. BELOW VMC. ROLLED, CRASHED. NR2 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED.

## 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 MIA92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA058), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna 402B (N3767C), Lantana, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE SINGLE ENGINE MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## Other reports on N3767C (3)

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

- [Incident 19870823080379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823080379I), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna 402B (N3767C), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower left main gear. Landed with left main gear up. Found a faulty strut bearing assembly.
- [Incident 19811115084059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115084059I), Nov 15, 1981: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3767C), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. Za on climb out pilot observed cowling discoloration. Returned to airport. Inspection revealed exhaust broken.
- [Accident 19810317010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010449A), Mar 17, 1981: Cessna 402B (N3767C), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Large bird struck wing of airplane during descent for landing.

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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