Cessna 402C N620AC
27 March 1984 · Mineral Springs, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 March 1984 at about 02:23 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N620AC was involved in an accident near Mineral Springs, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mineral Springs, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C
- Registration
- N620AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ft. Myers → Sarasota
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA122
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING FLT IN ADVERSE WEATHER. THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PLT RECEIVING A PRE-FLT BRIEFING AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. WITNESSES HEARD AN ACFT FLYING LOW FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUD. ABOUT 16 MI NORTH AT SARASOTA, FL, THE 2128 EST WX WAS: 200 FT PARTIAL OBSCURATION, VIBIBILITY 3 MI WITH FOG. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AREA HAD HEAVY, PATCHY GROUND FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 402C | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | Missing Acft, Mississippi, United States | Associated Air Service | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Dec 1984 | Cessna 402B | Sanford, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Cessna 402C | Naples, Florida, United States | Provincetown-Boston Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1984 | Cessna 402C | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Sunbird Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Waldo, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1984 | Bell 47-G | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Cessna 152 | Cooper City, Florida, United States | Eben Air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Douglas DC-3 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1984 | Cessna 310R | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |