Cessna 402 N8139F
8 August 1970 · Watertown, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1970 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N8139F, operated by K.airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Watertown, Wisconsin, United States. 9 people were on board and 8 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watertown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N8139F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- K.airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kenora, Canada → Milwaukee, Wis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2025
People
8 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LNDD INL, CUSTOMS CLNC, DID NOT REFUEL.ETA MWC 2030, FUEL EXHAUSTED 37MI W AT 2040.APCH TO CLOSED RWY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1970 | Cessna 402 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Jul 1970 | Cessna 402 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Mass.air Indu* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1970 | Cessna 402A | Arcata, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 402 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Peninsula Avia | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Cessna 402 | Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Airli | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Cessna 402 | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | Aero Trades WE | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |