# Accident 20010825039209A: Cessna 402B, Bahamas, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 18:45 local time
- Place: Bahamas
- Airport: Marsh Harbour Abaco I
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IKWA
- Aircraft: N8097W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8097W-2002-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 9
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 120 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01RA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01RA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825039209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2001, ABOUT 1845 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 402B, N8097W, REGISTERED TO SKYSTREAM INC. AND OPERATED BY BLACKHAWK INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS INC, AS A 14 CFR PART 135 AIR TAXI FLIGHT, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT MARSH HARBOUR AIRPORT, BAHAMAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, BUT NOT ACTIVATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORGINATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED TO OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN LIFTIN OFF THE RUNWAY, AND THEN NOSE DOWN, IMPACTING IN A MARSH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE BAGGAGE FROM THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED AND WEIGHED. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LUGGAGE, FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, PLUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS SHOWED THAT THE ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDED. PRELIMINARY CENTER OF GRAVITY CALCULATIONS SHOWED THAT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE FLIGHT ENVELOPE. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE PILOT WAS NOT APPROVED TO ACT AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. THE COMPLETE MAINTENANCE HISTORY OF THE AIRPLANE IS UNKNOWN. THE OWNER OF BLACKHAWK INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS INC HAS NOT PRODUCED THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE LOGBOOKS. THE ENGINES AND AIRFRAME WERE TORN DOWN AND EXAMINED AT MARSH HARBOUR; NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION, NASSAU, BAHAMAS. THIS REPORT IS FILED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS THAT INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN AUTHORITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BAHAMAS P.O. BOX N-975 NASSAU, N.P. BAHAMAS PHONE: (242) 326-0339

## 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 MIA01RA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01RA225), Aug 25, 2001: Cessna 402B (N8097W), Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, 9 fatal

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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