# Incident 19980514014189I: Cessna 402B, Hope, AR, May 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1998, 21:15 local time
- Place: Hope, AR
- Airport: Hope Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OKOA
- Location: 33.7200° N, 93.6589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPE MUNI (M18), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7200&lon=-93.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3748C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3748C-2017-05-23) (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 IO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980514014189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEVEL OFF FOR CRUISE, THE SIDE ESCAPE HATCH DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE LATCH SAFETY LOCK PIN WORKED ITSELF OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION.

## Other reports on N3748C (1)

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

- [Accident 20030617035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617035359A), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 402B (N3748C), Little Whale Ca, Bahamas, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft made a short field approach to the airport. The runway was wet. Upon touch down, the aircraft hydroplaned and the pilot was unable to get 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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