20240711014689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Aguadilla, PR · July 11, 2024

Date: July 11, 2024 · 09:23 local
Place: Aguadilla, PR
Airport: Rafael Hernandez
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4167G
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24FA301
Reported as: Cessna 402B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N4167GRegistered now · Cessna 402BS/N 402B1214 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 11, 2024, about 0923 atlantic standard time, a Cessna 402B airplane, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Rafael Hernandez Airport (tjbq), Aguadilla, puerto rico. The private pilot was fatally injured, and a person on the ground

Sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a personal flight conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Sequence of events as per ADS-B data received were as follows: time: 9:17.00, pilot reported he was ready for take off to the east, he was cleared for take off by the tower at 9:19.12. Then at 9.21:31, pilot reported intention to return to runway 8 due to "vibration of the right engine" stating: "no emergency for right now" next at, 9.22:19, pilot reported "mayday mayday" "engine failure" being that the last comunication recorded //end//.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 11, 2024, ABOUT 0923 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 402B AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR RAFAEL HERNANDEZ AIRPORT (TJBQ), AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND A PERSON ON THE GROUND

SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AS PER ADS-B DATA RECEIVED WERE AS FOLLOWS: TIME: 9:17.00, PILOT REPORTED HE WAS READY FOR TAKE OFF TO THE EAST, HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF BY THE TOWER AT 9:19.12. THEN AT 9.21:31, PILOT REPORTED INTENTION TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 8 DUE TO "VIBRATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE" STATING: "NO EMERGENCY FOR RIGHT NOW" NEXT AT, 9.22:19, PILOT REPORTED "MAYDAY MAYDAY" "ENGINE FAILURE" BEING THAT THE LAST COMUNICATION RECORDED //END//.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24FA301Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAguadilla, PRThe pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with known maintenance discrepancies, which resulted in a total loss of right engine power. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while returning to the airport with a single…Jul 11, 2024 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4167G · 1

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

Accident 19780728043059ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, INPilot aborted takeoff run for unknown reason.Jul 28, 1978 · Destroyed