# Accident 19940828023959A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Harlingen, TX, August 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1994, 14:10 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VWYA
- Location: 26.2266° N, 97.6553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2266&lon=-97.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N966JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966JW-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828023959A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALL LANDED OFF AIRPORT. BAD MAGS PLUGS AND CYL COMPRESSION. OVER GROSS. DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW94FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA282), Aug 28, 1994: Cessna 402 (N966JW), Harlingen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON ALL ENGINES DUE TO WORN AND FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY…

## Other reports on N966JW (1)

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

- [Accident 19890510011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510011249A), May 10, 1989: Cessna 402CESSNA (N966JW), Tatitlek, AK, Substantial damage. Left main scissors bushing and bolt separated causing wheel to swivel and loss of control landing.

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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