# NTSB investigations: Cessna 402B: Loss of control - in flight

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 CHI02FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA067.md): Cessna 402B · Bronson, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2002 · N371JD · Destroyed
  > The maneuver to avoid the utility wire while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. Factors were the pilot's inadvertent activation of the elevator trim, resulting in a loss of control during flight in instrument…
- [NTSB CHI98LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA073.md): Cessna 402B · Watertown, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1997 · N5087Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to perform an aircraft preflight and to remove the ice which had accumulated on the airframe. A factor involved in the accident was the icing weather conditions which existed and the ice which accumulated on the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA96FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA061.md): Cessna 402B · Estacada, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1996 · N5198J · Destroyed
  > loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB ATL93FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA062.md): Cessna 402B · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1993 · N405PC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's failure to ensure that the airplane maximum gross takeoff weight was not exceeded, the dark night, and rain.
- [NTSB ATL93FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA058.md): Cessna 402B · Geneva, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1993 · N69402 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB ATL92FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA167.md): Cessna 402B · Miramar, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 1992 · N6AT · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to perform preflight planning in that the weight and balance of the aircraft were exceeded. The pilot's lack of experience in the type of aircraft and lack of multiengine certification.
- [NTSB ATL91FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA161.md): Cessna 402B · Kathleen, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1991 · N5855M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while descending at night. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, fog, the pilot's lack of qualification in multi-engine aircraft, his lack of experience in this type of aircraft, his overconfidence in…
- [NTSB FTW82AA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82AA046.md): Robertson C-402B · Laredo, TX · Accident · 7 fatal · Final report · Jan 24, 1982 · N4244Z · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed to be extremely slow throughout the approach & that the plt appeared to be having some difficulty with over-controlling the acft. It then leveled out at 50-80 ft AGL on final over the threshold, entered a nose-high attitude & then…

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=207590P&occurrence=250

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