# Accident 20030713035469A: Cessna 402C, Treasure Cay, Bahamas, July 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Treasure Cay, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RSHA
- Location: 26.7650° N, 77.5183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7650&lon=-77.5183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314AB-2007-09-19) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713035469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED 20 MILES WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,500 FEET. OIL WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE THEN HEARD A "POP" AND ENGINE PARTS CAME OUT THROUGH THE TOP OF THE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AT A RATE OF BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FEET PER MINUTE FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES BEFORE IMPACTING THE WATER. THE NINE PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT MANAGED TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY. THE U.S. COAST GUARD REMOVED THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT FROM THE WATER APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER THE DITCHING OCCURRED. TWO PASSENGERS DROWNED DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT DITCHING AND THE RESCUE BY THE COAST GUARD.

## 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 MIA03FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA141), Jul 13, 2003: Cessna 402C (N314AB), Treasure Cay, Bahamas, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the in-flight failure of the right engine and the pilot’s failure to adequately manage the airplane’s performance after the engine failed. The right engine failure resulted from inadequate…

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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