# Accident 19930908033599A: Cessna 402B, Eauclaire, PA, September 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1993, 12:15 local time
- Place: Eauclaire, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1307° N, 79.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1307&lon=-79.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4504B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4504B-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,132 total, 1,765 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930908033599A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. LOUD BANG. CYLINDER DEPARTED THROUGH COWLING. PROP DRAG FORCED LANDING. ENGINE CASE CRACKED

## 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 BFO93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA164), Sep 8, 1993: Cessna 402B (N4504B), Eau Claire, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the number four cylinder on the airplane's left engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N4504B (1)

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

- [Accident 20081217857419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217857419A), Dec 17, 2008: Cessna 402B (N4504B), Madison, WI, Destroyed. Aircraft departed atw at 0234Z. Aircraft arrived at bjb at 0300Z. Aircraft on downwind leg at mke at 0318Z. At 0318Z ATC instructs aircraft to turn and hold at…

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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