# NTSB CEN17WA291: Cessna 402, N618CA, British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, July 27, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 27, 2017, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands
- Coordinates: 18.444444, -64.541664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4444&lon=-64.5417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA291

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 27, 2017, a Cessna 402C airplane, N618CA, exited the prepared surface during an aborted takeoff at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands. The pilots and occupants were not injured and the airplane was not damaged.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the British government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the UK AAIB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hampshire GU11 2HH www.aaib.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N618CA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618CA), registered now, S/N 402C0620, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402 (C)
- Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 402C0620
- Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Cape Air
- Registered owner: Hyannis Air Service Inc
- Airport: TUPJ, Terrance B. Lettsome, runway 07, 4,940 × 98 ft, asphalt

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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