Cessna 402B N98685
28 October 1985 · St. Thomas · No injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1985 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N98685, operated by C and M Airlines, was involved in an incident near St. Thomas. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St. Thomas
- Nearest airport
- Harry S. Truman (STT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N98685
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- C and M Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Juan → St. Thomas
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86IA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
AFTER LANDING THE PILOT MADE A 270 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO ENTERA TAXIWAY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TURN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THEN COLLAPSED OUTWARDINSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT OF SIX BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE LEFT GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FIVE WERE MISSING AND THE REMAINING BOLT HAD PULLED LOOSE FROM THE STRUCTURE. THE BOLTS THAT WEAR MISSING WERE NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1985 | Cessna 402C | Guadalupe, Dominica | Executive Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Cessna 402C | Miami, Florida, United States | Gull Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1985 | Cessna 402B | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Cessna 402C | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1985 | Cessna 402C | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Gull Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |