Cessna 402B N69391
28 August 1976 · Molokai, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1976 at about 10:50 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69391, operated by Air Molokai, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Molokai, Hawaii, United States. 9 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Molokai, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Molokai
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N69391
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Molokai
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Honolulu, Hi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4011
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 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
ELEV CABLE P/N 5000008-8 MISROUTED OUTSIDE PULLEY GUARD PIN. CABLE WORE AND BROKE FROM CHAFFING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1976 | Cessna 402B | Logan, Utah, United States | Compass Airway | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1976 | Cessna 402 | Summit Lake, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aerona* | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Aug 1976 | Cessna 402 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1976 | Cessna 402A | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Island Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1976 | Cessna 402B | Giddings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 1976 | Cessna 402B | Elk City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |