# Accident 19920629022719A: Cessna 402B, Tuscaloosa, AL, June 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1698° N, 87.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1698&lon=-87.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910WT-2018-01-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 286 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629022719A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR OPENED AND DEPARTED STRIKING HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

## 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 ATL92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA133), Jun 29, 1992: Cessna 402B (N910WT), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT, BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON, WHICH RESULTED IN ITS SEPARATION, IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N910WT (2)

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

- [Incident 20050704013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704013919I), Jul 4, 2005: Cessna 402B (N910WT), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] and instructor [privacy data omitted] landed N910WT a Cessna 402B gear up. Neither pilot or instructor positively…
- [Accident 20011115031059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011115031059A), Nov 15, 2001: Cessna 402B (N910WT), Pasco, WA, No damage. (-23) Upon landing on November 15, 2001 runway 12 at the Pasco, WA (psc) airport, the pilot allowed the aircraft, a Cessna 402B N910WT, main landing gear…

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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