# Accident 19920123001889A: Cessna 402C, Clewiston, FL, January 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1992, 20:22 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RSHA
- Location: 26.7496° N, 80.9306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7496&lon=-80.9306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2714A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714A-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123001889A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT IN OPEN FIELD. SIGMET FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. NO 135 IFR APPROVAL ISSUED.

## 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 MIA92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA067), Jan 24, 1992: Cessna 402-C (N2714A), Clewiston, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO DESCEND AND REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S…

## Other reports on N2714A (1)

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

- [Incident 19870514022379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870514022379I), May 14, 1987: Cessna 402C (N2714A), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Safe landing. Found a spring broken in the microswitch.

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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