Plane Crash List

Cessna 402B N69310

28 January 1987 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 January 1987 at about 08:43 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69310 was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
McCaran Int'l (LAS)
Coordinates
36.0800, -115.1397
Aircraft
Cessna 402B
Registration
N69310
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Albuquerque → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA87LA049

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

PLT FILED IFR, 2+40 ETE. DUE DELAY, PLT DEPARTED VFR AND OPENED VFR FLT PLAN. ENROUTE, STONG HDWINDS ENCOUNTERED. ALSO, CLOUDS REQUIRED ALTITUDE AND COURSE DEVIATIONS TO MAINTAIN VFR. ATE WAS 3+33. ON FINAL, LEFT ENG LOST PWR, RT ENG BEGAN SURGING. INTO 20-KT HDWIND, ACFT LANDED HARD SHORT OF RWY, COLLAPSING GEAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED FUEL STARVATION. ALL FUEL GAGES ERRONEOUS; MAINS SHOWED 50 AND 100 LBS REMAINING AFTER DRAINING RESIDUAL 1-2 GALS. AUX TANKS WERE NEAR FULL, 20-GAL LOCKER TANK WAS FULL. PLT STATED FLIGHT CONDUCTED ON MAIN TANKS EXCEPT AUX TANKS USED FOR 30-40 MINS ENROUTE. WT & BAL RECORD SHOWED 100 GALS FUEL, BUT PLT HAD ORDERED TOP-OFF (180 GALS).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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9 Dec 1987 Cessna 402B
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23 Aug 1987 Cessna 402B
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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