NTSB investigations: Cessna 402C, MA
19 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 402C. 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
| 1987 | 1 |
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| 1994 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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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\" = 'MA' 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 ('207590R'))
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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" = 'MA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
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NTSB ERA26LA246Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 402 · Provincetown, MAOn June 15, 2026, about 0810 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402C, N499CA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC), Provincetown, Massachusetts. The airplane transport pilot (pilot flying) and…NTSB ERA24LA386Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402 · Boston, MAThe failure of a solid hydraulic fluid line, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the landing gear extension process from completing normally. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to fully activate the emergency landing…NTSB ERA23LA106Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402 · Mashpee, MAThe airplane’s impact with a bird while enroute.NTSB ERA21FA354Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 402C · Provincetown, MAThe pilot’s delayed decision to perform an aborted landing late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to execute a go-around once the approach became unstabilized, per the operator’s…NTSB ERA21LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402C · Hyannis, MAThe flight instructor’s failure to confirm the position of the left engine’s auxiliary fuel boost pump switch during a simulated engine out procedure, which resulted in an excess amount of fuel in the engine and subsequent partial loss of power during a…NTSB ERA21LA197Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402C · New Bedford, MAAn inadvertent collision with a bird during descent, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.NTSB ERA20CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 402 · Barnstable, MAThe pilot's failure to properly secure the crew hatch door before takeoff, which resulted in the door’s forward hinge assembly tearing from its fuselage mount point.NTSB GAA18CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 402 · Hyannis, MAEncounter with a flock of birds during takeoff at night, resulting in multiple bird strikes and structural damage.NTSB ERA12IA550Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Nantucket, MACompany maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the airplane manufacturer’s service instructions by not removing the cracked drag brace from service nor inspecting the repaired drag brace at the appropriate interval, which resulted in the failure of…NTSB ERA09IA267Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Nantucket, MAInstallation of an improper bearing in the landing gear actuator.NTSB NYC08FA324Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402 · Vineyard Haven, MAA loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB NYC05IA052Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Hyannis, MAThe mechanic's inadequate inspection, which failed to discover cracks in the left wing spar around wing station 114.NTSB NYC03FA203Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Nantucket, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a missed approach. Factors in this accident were fog and the night light conditions.NTSB NYC01LA166Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Boston, MAThe pilot's improper decision to waive the wake turbulence hold time, and his subsequent loss of control when wake vortex turbulence was encountered.NTSB NYC01FA073Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Edgartown, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach with an adequate vertical and lateral track. Also causal was his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.NTSB NYC97LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Nantucket, MAthe pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around (missed approach). Related factors were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and disorientation of the flight crew, while making the approach in conditions of limited visibility.NTSB IAD97IA045Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Provincetown, MAthe pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, and his misjudgment of speed and distance. Related factors were: fog, tailwind, and soft terrain on the overrun area at the end of the runway.NTSB NYC95FA030Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Hyannis, MAthe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during an ILS approach, which resulted in a collision with power lines. Factors in this accident were; adverse weather conditions with turbulence, down drafts and fog.NTSB NYC87FA121Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · Hyannis, MAShortly after the initial pwr reduction drg tkof, the plt noted a partial loss of pwr in the rgt eng. He said he 'went to full power on both engines' & noted an 'extremely high' fuel flow indcn to the rgt eng. He said, 'thinking that the engine was flooding,…