Cessna 402 N4033Q
31 January 1986 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1986 at about 19:44 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N4033Q was involved in an accident near New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Bedford (EWB)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N4033Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA069
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PLT EXPERIENCED INADEQUATE L ENG MANIFOLD PRES DURING A TKF ATTEMPT AT NEWPORT. THE TKF WAS ABORTED AND AFTERWARDS THE PLT DECIDED TO FERRY THE ACFT TO NEW BEDFORD FOR INSPECTION. THE ENG WERE RESTARTED AND OPERATION WAS GOOD. THE FLT TO NEW BEDFORD WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ON A 2 MIS FINAL TO RWY 05 AT THIS TIME THE L ENG STOPPEDWHILE THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE ENG, BOTH THE ENGINE AND PART OF THE L WING CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PLT CONTINUED TO THE ARPT WITH THE FLAPS & GEAR DOWN AND A/S AT 125 MPH. THE PLT STATED HE WAS IN A GOOD POSITION TO LAND WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH HE DESCRIBED SOUNDED LIKE A CABLE. THE ACFT ENTERED A 25 DEG L BANK. HE LEVELED THE WINGS BY REDUCING R ENG POWER. COLLOSION WITH TREES TO THE L OF THE RWY OCCURRED AFTERWARDS. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSEDTHAT THE L ENG EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TURBOCHARGER, WAS CRACKED ALONG A WELD SEAM. ALSO REVEALED WAS THAT THE AILERON CABLES THAT ARE ROUTED BEIND THE L ENG WERE BURNED TO SEPARATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Cessna 402C | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Trans Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1986 | Cessna 402C | Fremont, Ohio, United States | Northeast Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 402B | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Reeves Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1986 | Cessna 402B | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Caribbean Express | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1986 | Cessna 402B | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1986 | Cessna 402C | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1986 | Bell 206B | Noman's Land, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Sep 1986 | Cessna U206F | Holoyoke, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States | Gerald C. White | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft 100 | Windsor, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-31-325 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Steen Skybolt UNK | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | James E. Fitzgerald | No injuries | - |