# Accident 19970919027729A: Cessna 402C, Nantucket, MA, September 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1997, 19:40 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IVHA
- Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6879Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6879Y-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919027729A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, CRASHED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND (VERY HARD) DOING SUBSTANTIAL TO TOTAL DAMAGE TO A/C, OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. A/C WAS APPROX 90 FT LEFT OF RWY 24 AND 2,000 FT FROM NORMAL LANDING ZONE AREA DOWN THE RWY, AFTER IMPACT IN GRASSED AREA A/C SLID APPROX 200+ FT TO TAXIWAY CHARLIE WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON THE HARD TOP.

## 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 NYC97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA183), Sep 19, 1997: Cessna 402C (N6879Y), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around (missed approach). Related factors were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and disorientation of the flight crew, while making the approach in conditions…

## Other reports on N6879Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19850420056529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420056529I), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna 402C (N6879Y), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Actuator rod improperly adjusted precluding a proper down lock.

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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