Cessna 402C N5715C

Summary

On 25 August 1988 at about 15:53 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N5715C, operated by Golden Pacific, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 August 1988 at 15:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Prescott (PRC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 402C

Registration

N5715C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Golden Pacific

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA296

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE TAXIING, IN ORDER TO CLEAR A PARKED AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAVELED OFF THE ASPHALT. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED 90 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. MEASUREMENTS OF THE TAXIWAY AND THE WINGSPAN OF THE AIRPLANE, REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD TO MANEUVER MORE THAT 3 FT BUT LESS THAN 7 FT LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE AIRPLANE ON THE RIGHT AND TO REMAIN ON THE TAXIWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.