# Accident 19960805021039A: Cessna 402B, St Barthelamy, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1996
- Place: St Barthelamy, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Aircraft: N403N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403N-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96WA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805021039A

## Narrative

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

ON ATTEMPT TO ABORT TAKEOFF DUE TO STUCK ELEVATOR, CRASHED INTO WATER.

## 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 MIA96WA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA204), Aug 5, 1996: Cessna 402B (N403N), St. Barthelemy, Martinique, substantial damage

## Other reports on N403N (1)

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

- [Incident 19830501033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830501033329I), May 1, 1983: Cessna 402C (N403N), Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Cabin emergency window separated in flight. Landed at destination with no further incident.

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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