# NTSB investigations: Cessna 402C: In flight encounter with weather

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 MIA06LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA071.md): Cessna 402C · Dorado, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2006 · N223PB · No damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use on-board weather radar equipment for weather avoidance and the pilot's continued operation into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in injury to passengers.
- [NTSB LAX03FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA073.md): Cessna 402C · Mather, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2003 · N6814A · Destroyed
  > loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the airplane for a single engine missed approach, which resulted in a negative climb performance. A factor was the pilot's decision to…
- [NTSB NYC97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA183.md): Cessna 402C · Nantucket, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1997 · N6879Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around (missed approach). Related factors were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and disorientation of the flight crew, while making the approach in conditions of limited visibility.
- [NTSB ANC95FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA016.md): Cessna 402C · Elim, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1994 · N1238K · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the adverse weather conditions.
- [NTSB ANC93FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA013.md): Cessna 402C · Kiana, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1992 · N67941 · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's attempt to fly VFR into IMC conditions. Factors were snow, whiteout conditions, and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB MIA92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA067.md): Cessna 402-C · Clewiston, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1992 · N2714A · Destroyed
  > Pilot-in-command's improper inflight decision to attempt to descend and remain in VFR conditions in an area of thunderstorms and heavy rain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's loss of control in flight.
- [NTSB ANC89FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA137.md): Cessna 402 · Nome, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1989 · N12333 · Destroyed
  > Continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) by the pilot, and his improper in-flight planning/decision. The weather and terrain conditions were considered to be contributing factors.
- [NTSB MIA84FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA122.md): Cessna 402C · Mineral Springs, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1984 · N620AC · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees and the ground during flt in adverse weather. There is no record of the plt receiving a pre-flt briefing and no flt plan was filed. Witnesses heard an acft flying low followed by a loud thud. About 16 mi north at sarasota, FL, the…
- [NTSB NYC84FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA081.md): Cessna 402 · Jaffrey, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1984 · N6814G · Destroyed
  > The plt had filed an IFR flt plan; however, he took off in VFR conditions & did not activate the flt plan. Radar data showed that the latter part of the flt was flown at 6300 ft, then at 1712:39 EST, a descent was begun. One minute later, the flt was last…

## 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 ('207590R')
    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" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=207590R&occurrence=240

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