# Accident 19930323005979A: Cessna 402B, Tullahoma, TN, March 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1993, 03:28 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBCA
- Location: 35.3705° N, 86.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3705&lon=-86.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405PC-1993-10-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,302 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930323005979A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS LOST POWER RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. HIT TREES AND BURNED. AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ATL93FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA062), Mar 23, 1993: Cessna 402B (N405PC), Tullahoma, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT…

## Other reports on N405PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19881130064879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130064879I), Nov 30, 1988: Cessna 402B (N405PC), Ft Leonard Wood, MO. Both engines fluctuating. Landed at Ft Leonard Wood. No fuel would drain from sump. Later water came from sump.

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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