# Accident 19921108045869A: Cessna 402C, Kiana, AK, November 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Kiana, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 66.9795° N, 160.4296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9795&lon=-160.4296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67941-1993-05-12) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,528 total, 915 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108045869A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. HAD PRIOR SAME TYPE BUT SURVIVABLE ACCIDENT. WAS OFF COURSE FOR A GAP.

## 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 ANC93FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA013), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 402C (N67941), Kiana, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE SNOW, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N67941 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910713027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027299A), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 402C (N67941), Kianaon, AK, Substantial damage. Part of runway under construction. Landed on last portion open runway,ran onto closed portion,hit dirt windrows.
- [Accident 19891211049899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211049899A), Dec 11, 1989: Cessna 402C (N67941), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Intoxicated driver of a pickup truck drove in front of the taxiing aircraft whose wing smashed trucks windshield.

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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