- Date
- April 3, 1987, 21:00 local (Apr 4, 1987, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Altus, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N402BCCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870403008439A
- Case key
- 22347
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
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 aircraft slid sideways approximately 120 feet. The aircraft was substantially damaged by the hangar impact and the left prop striking the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N402BC
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0517
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Friendship Inter Air Inc., doing business as Altus Airlines
- Registered owner
- Friedship Inter Air Ser. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- LTS · Altus Mun
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.