Cessna 402 N87280
30 May 1979 · Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1979 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N87280, operated by Tennessee Airw, was involved in an incident during in flight near Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N87280
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tennessee Airw
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Charlotte, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR FAILED.CORRODED THREADS, ROLLED PEAKS ON THREADS.51HRS SINCE LAST 100HR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1979 | Cessna 402 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Rapid Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Cessna 402 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ZIA | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Cessna 402B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Scenic Airline | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1979 | Cessna 402 | Long Beach, California, United States | Air Cortez | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1979 | Cessna 402B | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Scenic Airways | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1979 | Cessna 402A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ZIA Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |