# Accident 20110620013869A: Cessna 402, Caldwell, ID, June 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2011, 12:40 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 116.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-116.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278Q-2012-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-E (registry code 17255, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-E
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110620013869A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE CONDUCTING SKYDIVING OPERATIONS FOR SKYDOWN, EXPIERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT.  AT APROXIMATLY 150 FEET AGL THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A RIGHT ROLL.  THE PILOT RETARDED BOTH THROTLES AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT PROIR TO GROUND CONTACT ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.  FOUND 3 PIECES OF LATEX IN THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK, RANGING FROM 1-3 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

## 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 WPR11LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA269), Jun 20, 2011: Cessna 402 (N3278Q), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power in one engine during takeoff due to the blockage of fuel flow by a foreign object in the fuel tank.

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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