NTSB investigations: Cessna 402B, AK

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 402B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19752026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 402B, AK per year, 1975–2026: 12 cases
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20031

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AK' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590P'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC03LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Telida, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A factor in the accident was a soft runway.Jun 9, 2003 · N710WS · Substantial damageNTSB ANC95LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Tuntutuliak, AKThe airport maintenance personnel's inadequate maintenance of the runway by not replacing the yellow cones that marked the soft area. The soft area on the runway was a related factor.Jun 12, 1995 · N710WS · Substantial damageNTSB ANC93LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Kivalina, AKThe pilot's failure to check the condition of the runway before takeoff. The soft runway condition was a factor in the accident.May 25, 1993 · N401NA · Substantial damageNTSB ANC88FA111Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Mt. Torbet, AKThe on-demand-charter flight was to originally pickup passengers and cargo but a landing gear problem forced another airplane with a mechanic to be dispatched. The other airplane returned with the passengers and the accident airplane was repaired by the…Aug 18, 1988 · N5718M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC88FA019Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Anchorage, AKDrg arr in hvy traffic, reeve flt 726 (Boeing 727) & wilburs flt 304 (Cessna 402B, N969JW) recd radar adzys for visual apchs to rwys 6L & 6R, respectively. Subsequently, both flts were clrd to lnd. At 1555:04, the LCL twr ctlr transmitted that the wnd at the…Dec 9, 1987 · N969JW · Substantial damageNTSB ANC88IA013Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Cordova, AKThe company maintenance personnel were aware of a shimmy problem but they thought is was only worn bushings. The maintenance people stated they inspected the part but found no problem. The pilot-in-command also stated he found no problem upon visually…Oct 26, 1987 · N5718M · Minor damageNTSB ANC83FA156Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna C-402B · Homer, AKThe acft landed short of the rwy threshold and separated the right main landing gear. The plt was trying to land close to the approach threshold because he was concerned about the length of the rwy. The rwy is a 2500 ft gravel level gradedstrip for a mining…Aug 31, 1983 · N69384 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DA047Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 402B · Grayling, AKThe left main landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. Part of the landing gear system failed in shear overstress.Jun 9, 1982 · N5718M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC80FA067Accident · 8 fatalClosedCessna 402B · Golovin, AKJul 12, 1980 · N90238 · DestroyedNTSB ANC79FA068Accident · 7 fatalClosedCessna 402B · Anchorage, AKJul 12, 1979 · N402TH · DestroyedNTSB ANC79DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Chignik Lake, AKOct 11, 1978 · N3963C · Substantial damageNTSB ANC75AA060Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Barrow, AKFeb 28, 1975 · N5718M · Substantial damage