# Accident 20110410006739A: Cessna 402B, Biddeford, ME, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 18:07 local time
- Place: Biddeford, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4719° N, 70.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-70.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402RC-2017-10-24) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 -EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410006739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORTLAND, ME (KPWM) ON A 14CFR 91 FLIGHT TO PICK UP THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT IN NANTUCKET, MA (KACK).  THE PILOT FUELED ALL 4 TANKS IN KACK FOR A TRIP TO WHITE PLANES, NY AIRPORT (KHPN) TO DROP THE OWNER OFF.  THE OWNER STATED THERE WAS 150 LBS (25 GAL) IN EACH OF THE MAIN TANKS.  THE OWNER STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE AUX TANKS FUEL LEVEL.THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHITE PLANES, NY AIRPORT (KHPN) FOR PORTLAND, ME AIRPORT (KPWM).  THE PILOT CHANGED THE DESTINATION ENROUTE AND REPORTED THE FINAL DESTININATION AS BIDDEFORD, ME AIRPORT (B19).  AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER AIRPORT AND PROCEDED NORTHEAST ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 24.  AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO REVERSE COURSE.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND THEN CAME TO REST ON A HOUSE ROOF AND BURNED APPROXIMATELY .4 NM FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA11FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA233), Apr 10, 2011: Cessna 402B (N402RC), Biddeford, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain minimum controllable airspeed while on final approach with a partial loss of power in the right engine, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident…

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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