# Accident 20060327004869A: Cessna 402C, Dorado, Puerto Rico, March 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 18.4681° N, 66.4122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4681&lon=-66.4122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223PB) (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 TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,942 total, 973 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060327004869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING OVER DORADO, P.R. NDB, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 5000 FT. FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. SEVERAL PASSENGERS HIT THEIR HEADS ON AIRCRAFT CEILING. FOUR PASSENGERS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

## 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 MIA06LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA071), Mar 27, 2006: Cessna 402C (N223PB), Dorado, PR, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to use on-board weather radar equipment for weather avoidance and the pilot's continued operation into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in injury to passengers.

## Other reports on N223PB (3)

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

- [Accident 20150210018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150210018739A), Feb 10, 2015: Cessna 402C (N223PB), Vieques, PR, Substantial damage. While landing at Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (vqs) , Vieques, PR , the pilot encountered crosswind gust conditions of approximately 20 knots. Upon…
- [Incident 19871125075929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125075929I), Nov 25, 1987: Cessna 402C (N223PB), Boston, MA. Noticed smoke from left engine on rollout. Taxied clear of runway. Evacuated. No fire found. Turbo charger defect.
- [Incident 19821225068439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225068439I), Dec 25, 1982: Cessna 402C (N223PB), Marthas Vineyar, MA. Left main wheel twisted sideways on turn off after landing. Upper torque link bolt missing. Upper bushing worn.

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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