- Date
- May 13, 1983, 21:06 local (May 14, 1983, 01:06 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6791YCessna 402C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830513029029I
- Case key
- 35138
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Analysis
While in level flight a Cessna 402 passed behind an Airbus A-300 in descent for landing. The Cessna 402 rolled inverted. The pilot regained control and landed without further incident at his destination. Both acft were on instrument flight plans, in instrument conditions, being vectored for approach. Current FAA ATC procedures do not stipulate criteria for appropriate vertical and horizontal clearance when on or other acft is not executing the same flight profile as the other.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6791Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0454
- Airframe hours
- 2,448
- Engine
- Continental TS10520VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Provincetown Boston Airlines
- Registered owner
- John C. Van Arsdale, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 9, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- HYA · Hyannis, MA
- Destination
- BOS · Boston
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 4, 10,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,767 total · 556 in this make and model · 2,319 as pilot in command · 243 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 4 knots
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Observed at
- BOS, 11 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.