# Accident 19930712023139A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Las Vegas, NV, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 14:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RNVA
- Location: 36.0803° N, 115.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0803&lon=-115.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818AN-1994-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023139A

## Narrative

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

CARGO DOOR OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. BEGAN NOSE HIGH RIGHT TURN TO RETURN. LOST RIGHT ENGINE. BELOW VMC. ROLLED. DIVED IN.

## 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 LAX93FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA287), Jul 12, 1993: Cessna 402C (N818AN), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE NOSE BAGGAGE…

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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