Plane Crash List

Cessna 402 accidents

The NTSB database holds 489 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 402, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 110 of them were fatal (22%), and 349 people died.

The deadliest year was 1973, with 24 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (67 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Mexico.

252 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

489
Records
110
Fatal
349
Deaths
22%
Share fatal
1967 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 237 of 489 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 21
1970s 110
1980s 135
1990s 103
2000s 64
2010s 32
2020s 24

Where these happened

United States 416 Bahamas 23 Mexico 5 Colombia 5 Congo 3 West Indies 2

Operators involved

Hyannis Air Service, Inc. 10 Air Sunshine, Inc. 7 Scenic Airline 4 Hyannis Air Service 3 Dickman Aviati 3 Freight Runners Express, Inc. 3

All 489 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Jul 1982 Cessna 402B
N87280
 Austin, Texas, United States Kitty Hawk Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
18 Jun 1982 Cessna 402C
N69SC
 North Myrtle Be, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 The Slosman Corporation No injuries -
9 Jun 1982 Cessna 402B
N5718M
 Grayling, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Federal Aviation Administratio No injuries -
13 May 1982 Cessna 402B
N2233Q
 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Trans MO Airlines No injuries -
7 May 1982 Cessna 402A
N4504Q
 Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Capital Aviation Corporation No injuries -
5 Apr 1982 Cessna 402B
N69341
 Waukegan, Illinois, United States Superior Air Service, Inc. No injuries -
16 Mar 1982 Cessna 402C
N6838A
 Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States Federal Aviation Administratio No injuries -
9 Feb 1982 Cessna 402B
N5218J
 Newport News, Virginia, United States D. G. Hardman No injuries -
10 Dec 1981 Cessna 402C
N68361
 McCook, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Trager AYN CTR No injuries -
3 Dec 1981 Cessna 402
N2611C
 Pacific Grove, California, United States
no coordinates
 Traid-A-Plane No injuries -
18 Nov 1981 Cessna 402C
N67872
 Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Casper Air SER Minor injuries -
4 Oct 1981 Cessna 402B
N4613N
 Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Richard Robert Serious injuries -
26 Sep 1981 Cessna 402B
N5879M
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Air Miami No injuries -
23 Sep 1981 Cessna 402B
N3826C
 Kayenta, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Advance AVN SV Minor injuries -
9 Jul 1981 Cessna 402C
N6787B
 Port O'connor, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Pelican Aviati No injuries -
6 Jul 1981 Cessna 402B
N3971C
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Seago Oil No injuries -
15 Jun 1981 Cessna 402B
N8505K
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 DHL AVN No injuries -
13 Jun 1981 Cessna 402
N140M
 Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 M&K Aviation No injuries -
27 May 1981 Cessna 402
N2AQ
 Cliff, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Crown Industri Minor injuries -
17 Mar 1981 Cessna 402B
N3767C
 Houma, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Houma Aviation No injuries -
11 Mar 1981 Cessna 402B
N7888Q
 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Catawissa Lumb Serious injuries -
11 Feb 1981 Cessna 402B
N2233Q
 Tebbetts, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Trans MO Air L No injuries -
12 Jan 1981 Cessna 402
N18WW
 Lansing, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Will Air No injuries -
25 Nov 1980 Cessna 402B
N7628Q
 Fairhope, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Chem-Haulers No injuries -
18 Nov 1980 Cessna 402A
N4514Q
 Marathon, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Air Miami Minor injuries -
1 Nov 1980 Cessna 402B
N8159Q
 Salley, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Zeller, Inc. Serious injuries -
30 Oct 1980 Cessna 402B
N3AP
 Traverse City, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 R.i.templeton No injuries -
23 Oct 1980 Cessna 402
N8125F
 Moline, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Britt Airlines No injuries -
3 Sep 1980 Cessna 402C
N2615Z
 San Francisco, California, United States
no coordinates
 West Air Commu Serious injuries -
27 Aug 1980 Cessna 402B
N3966C
 Likiep, Other-U.s.territories&Posses.
no coordinates
 FLT Crews Inte No injuries -
6 Jul 1980 Cessna 402B
N4622G
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Ginn Air Servi No injuries -
3 Jul 1980 Cessna 402B
N7856Q
 Van Nuys, California, United States
no coordinates
 Wings West No injuries -
18 May 1980 Cessna 402
N8125F
 Savoy, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Britt Airways No injuries -
28 Feb 1980 Cessna 402B
N4619N
 Dowagiac, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 B & B Construc No injuries -
10 Dec 1979 Cessna 402A
N4514Q
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 ZIA Airlines No injuries -
17 Oct 1979 Cessna 402A
N7809Q
 Lansing, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Seaco Airlines No injuries -
24 Sep 1979 Cessna 402B
N61SA
 Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Scenic Airways No injuries -
18 Sep 1979 Cessna 402C
N2713R
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Brower Airline Serious injuries -
14 Aug 1979 Cessna 402
N8138F
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Coker Airfreig No injuries -
20 Jul 1979 Cessna 402B
N53SA
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Scenic Airline Serious injuries -
19 Jul 1979 Cessna 402
N5419M
 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Hyannis Aviati No injuries -
15 Jul 1979 Cessna 402
N4009Q
 Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Volunteer Avia No injuries -
7 Jun 1979 Cessna 402
N4549Q
 Wenatchee, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Magee Aviation No injuries -
4 Jun 1979 Cessna 402
N3209C
 Long Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air Cortez No injuries -
30 May 1979 Cessna 402
N87280
 Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Tennessee Airw No injuries -
9 Apr 1979 Cessna 402
N4514Q
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 ZIA No injuries -
14 Mar 1979 Cessna 402
N4048Q
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Rapid Air, Inc. No injuries -
19 Jan 1979 Cessna 402
N4191C
 West Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Dec 1978 Cessna 402
N3600T
 Hastings, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Rapid Air Inc. No injuries -
11 Oct 1978 Cessna 402
N3963C
 Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Gifford Aviati No injuries -