# Accident 20221118013349A: Cessna C402, Sandwich, MA, November 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2022, 15:08 local time
- Place: Sandwich, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 41.6555° N, 70.4621° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6555&lon=-70.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2649Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2649Z) (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 C402
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221118013349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KACK ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT ENROUTE TO KBOS. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500', APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES E OF KFMH, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS. AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED TO KHYA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 ERA23LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA106), Nov 18, 2022: Cessna 402 (N2649Z), Mashpee, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird while enroute.

## Other reports on N2649Z (6)

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

- [Incident 20260713011019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260713011019I), Jul 13, 2026: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Boston, MA, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Departed from Boston, MA (bos) to providence, RI (pvd) on July 13, 2026. During climb out, the pilot declared an emergency due to number…
- [Incident 20120302002139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120302002139I), Mar 2, 2012: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Rockland, ME, Minor damage. The pilot reported performing a normal approach, airspeed 95 knots. Pilot reported touching down with three "green lights" however, as the nose wheel touched,…
- [Accident 19970914026789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914026789A), Sep 14, 1997: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot stated that after placing the landing gear handle in the down position, he observed 3 green,…
- [Accident 19970908026091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970908026091A), Sep 8, 1997: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Buckland, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on taxi, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the Cessna 402C, N2649Z, and the Cessna 208B, N1123R, were both parked at the ramp area of a remote…
- [Incident 19940928039329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928039329I), Sep 28, 1994: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Left engine failed enroute. Feathered prop and landed at destination. Broken NR5 piston rod.
- [Incident 19940907034259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907034259I), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 402C (N2649Z), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Right engine had catastrophic failure on approach. Feather landed safely. Crankshaft damper came loose.

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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