# NTSB investigations: Cessna 402B: Off-field or emergency landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA305.md): Cessna 402 · Easton, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 16, 2024 · N7875E · Substantial damage
  > On July 16, 2024, about 0932 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402B, N7875E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA18LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA011.md): Cessna 402 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2017 · N900CR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the onboard fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of power to both engines, and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA329.md): Cessna 402 · Nantucket, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2017 · N836GW · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the pushrod from the elevator trim tab actuator, which rendered controlled flight impossible. Contributing to the separation of the pushrod was the failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure it to the elevator trim tab actuator.
- [NTSB ERA14LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA156.md): Cessna 402B · Stuart, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2014 · N419AR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC08LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA255.md): Cessna 402B · Ocean Ridge, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2008 · N3990C · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to add only a limited amount of fuel prior to the flight, and the fuel selector valve placards' inaccurate depiction of the airplane fuel tank…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590P')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '440' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?model=207590P

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