# NTSB investigations: Cessna 402B, 1987

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 DCA88RA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA019.md): Cessna 402 · St. Barthelemy, WN · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 27, 1987 · N8209Q
- [NTSB ANC88FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA019.md): Cessna 402B · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1987 · N969JW · Substantial damage
  > Drg arr in hvy traffic, reeve flt 726 (Boeing 727) & wilburs flt 304 (Cessna 402B, N969JW) recd radar adzys for visual apchs to rwys 6L & 6R, respectively. Subsequently, both flts were clrd to lnd. At 1555:04, the LCL twr ctlr transmitted that the wnd at the…
- [NTSB MIA88WA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA056.md): Cessna 402B · Cat Island, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 5, 1987 · N422TA · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC88IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA013.md): Cessna 402B · Cordova, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1987 · N5718M · Minor damage
  > The company maintenance personnel were aware of a shimmy problem but they thought is was only worn bushings. The maintenance people stated they inspected the part but found no problem. The pilot-in-command also stated he found no problem upon visually…
- [NTSB LAX88LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA022.md): Cessna 402B · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1987 · N3798C · Substantial damage
  > On landing the pilot reported he heard a loud bang and the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot corrected to the leftby applying left brake. The aircraft returned to the center of the runway; however, it began to skid. The pilot realized that he was…
- [NTSB MIA87IA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA229.md): Cessna 402B · W.Palm Beach, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1987 · N3767C · Minor damage
  > The lt main gear would not extend when the plt attempted to lower the gear & and the acft was landed in that condition. An exam of the strut assy revealed that a bearing, p/n 5041108-1/2 had failed permitting the strut to overextend, jamming the gear in the…
- [NTSB CHI87FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA176.md): Cessna 402B · Chicago, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1987 · N3742C · Destroyed
  > Failure of maintenance personnel to perform proper installation of the left throttle linkage.
- [NTSB FTW87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA092.md): Cessna 402B · Altus, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1987 · N402BC · Substantial damage
  > A 17 year old non rated pilot and 3 of his friends attempted to steal the arcft. After the engines were started power was applied and control of the aircraft was lost immediately. The aircraft struck a hangar and continued across the taxiway where the…
- [NTSB SEA87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA049.md): Cessna 402B · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1987 · N69310 · Substantial damage
  > Plt filed IFR, 2+40 ete. Due delay, plt departed VFR and opened VFR flt plan. Enroute, stong hdwinds encountered. Also, clouds required altitude and course deviations to maintain VFR. Ate was 3+33. On final, left eng lost pwr, rt eng began surging. Into 20-KT…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590P'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=207590P&year=1987

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