# Accident 19930214002349A: Cessna 402B, Geneva, AL, February 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1993, 10:43 local time
- Place: Geneva, AL
- Airport: Geneva Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0301° N, 85.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0301&lon=-85.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69402-1993-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930214002349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGE ON CLIMBOUT. ROLLED TO RIGHT INTO TREES. RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR OFF. PROPS FLAT PITCH. ENGINES POOR SHAPE

## 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 ATL93FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA058), Feb 14, 1993: Cessna 402B (N69402), Geneva, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N69402 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790914035439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914035439I), Sep 14, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N69402), Washington, DC. Pilot penetrated prohibited area when he failed to comply with explicit instructions ats.

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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