# Accident 19960216001849A: Cessna 402B, Estacada, OR, February 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1996, 07:46 local time
- Place: Estacada, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLXA
- Location: 45.2005° N, 122.0595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2005&lon=-122.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5198J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5198J-2003-05-01) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960216001849A

## Narrative

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

DIVED NEAR VERTICAL INTO CANYON. UPWARD AND DOWNWARD BENDING OF PORTIONS AIRFRAME INDICATE EXCEEDED DESING LOADS.

## 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 SEA96FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA061), Feb 16, 1996: Cessna 402B (N5198J), Estacada, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N5198J (1)

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

- [Incident 19951023038809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951023038809I), Oct 23, 1995: Cessna 402B (N5198J), John Day, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed runway 34, at John Day airport, John Day, OR. As the aircraft was on roll-out, a deer ran across the runway. The deer struck the…

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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