# Accident 19980823021699A: Cessna 402C, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Aircraft: N2748J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748J-2000-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98RA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98RA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823021699A

## Narrative

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

AIR ANGUILLA AIR TAXI STRUCK TERRAIN DURING A GO AROUND AT THE MELVILLE HALL ARPT. (.19)  ON AUGUST 23, 1998, AT 1740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME A CESSNA 402C, N2748J, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN FOLLOWING A GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 09, AT THE MELVILLE HALL AIRPORT, DOMINICA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO HARTFORD HOLDING CORPORATION, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND OPERATED BY AIR ANGUILLA, INCORPORATED, ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS AS CARDINAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 947 DOMINICA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 135, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN HEAVY RAIN, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND 10 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  THERE WAS NO FIRE.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED PRINCESS JULIANA AIRPORT IN ST. MAARTEN, WEST INDIES ABOUT 1600. DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL AVIATION, PO BOX 1130, ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA, PHONE: (268) 462-0907. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE DOMINICA GOVERNMENT.

## 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 ATL98RA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98RA119), Aug 23, 1998: Cessna 402C (N2748J), Melville Hall, Dominica, 11 fatal

## Other reports on N2748J (2)

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

- [Incident 19840302020569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840302020569I), Mar 2, 1984: Cessna 402C (N2748J), Boston, MA. Landing gear circuit breaker popped on approach. Could not be reset. Diverted. Reset breaker and landed normal.
- [Incident 19840112010289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840112010289I), Jan 12, 1984: Cessna 402C (N2748J), Bangor, ME. Nose gear down indicator lights did not illuminate. Emergency landing. Cause not given.

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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