# NTSB GAA24WA039: Cessna 402B, N76MD, Panama City, Panama, November 24, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 24, 2023, 16:23 local (16:23 UTC)
- Place: Panama City, Panama
- Coordinates: 8.98969, -79.554217 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=8.9897&lon=-79.5542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA24WA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193424/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA039

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 5,010 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Post-impact: Fire/smoke (post-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170); cases with it: [Cessna 402B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md?model=207590P), [All aircraft, 354 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76MD), registered now, S/N 402B1055, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 402B1055
- Year built: 1977
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

## Other investigations on N76MD (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN16LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA201), May 27, 2016: Cessna 402B (N76MD), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 4 cylinder head, which resulted in an engine fire and subsequent damage to the wing structure.

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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