# Accident 19951205043379A: Cessna 402A, Avon Park, FL, December 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1995, 06:32 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5902° N, 81.4996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5902&lon=-81.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402RL-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 104 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951205043379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES SCUD RUNNING AFTER DEPARTURE AND AWAITING IFR CLEARANCE. BURNED. WAS AT OR ABOVE 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 ATL96FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA017), Dec 5, 1995: Cessna 402A (N402RL), Avon Park, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain the proper climb rate and direction of flight following takeoff, resulting in a collision with obstacles. The reason for the loss of control and subsequent…

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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