- Date
- March 26, 1984, 21:23 local (Mar 27, 1984, 02:23 UTC)
- Place
- Mineral Springs, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N620ACCessna 402C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840326059739A
- Case key
- 30982
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Analysis
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 2128 EST wx was: 200 ft partial obscuration, vibibility 3 mi with fog. Persons in the vicinity of the accident stated that the area had heavy, patchy ground fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N620AC
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0455
- Airframe hours
- 7,454
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fort Myers 21 Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1984 · 404 hours before
- Departed
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Destination
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.