# Accident 19930302042939A: Cessna 402B, Oakley, UT, March 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1993, 05:28 local time
- Place: Oakley, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VOXA
- Location: 40.8092° N, 111.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8092&lon=-111.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3103P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3103P-1998-03-02) (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: 5,521 total, 502 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930302042939A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED NEAR TOP OF RIDGE ON STEEP MOUNTAINSIDE. STRONG SURFACE WINDS. NO MECHANAICAL ANOMALIES. DARK NIGHT.

## 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 SEA93FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA071), Mar 2, 1993: Cessna 402B (N3103P), Oakley, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT CONDITION AND TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED.

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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