Cessna 402 Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 325 events recorded from 1982 to 2025.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 04, 2023 | Charlotte Amalie, CB | N7037E | Serious (1) | minor | An in-flight collision with a bird while entering the traffic pattern. |
| Sep 09, 2021 | Provincetown, MA | N88833 | Serious (7) | substantial |
The pilot’s delayed decision to perform an aborted landing late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident w…The pilot’s delayed decision to perform an aborted landing late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to execute a go-around once the approach became unstabilized, per the operator’s procedures. |
| Jul 22, 2008 | Ocean Ridge, FL | N3990C | Serious (1) | substantial |
A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to add only a limited amount of fuel prio…A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to add only a limited amount of fuel prior to the flight, and the fuel selector valve placards' inaccurate depiction of the airplane fuel tank configuration. |
| Mar 27, 2006 | Dorado, PR | N223PB | Serious (1) | — |
The failure of the pilot to use on-board weather radar equipment for weather avoidance and the pilot's continued operation into known adverse weather …The failure of the pilot to use on-board weather radar equipment for weather avoidance and the pilot's continued operation into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in injury to passengers. |
| Feb 09, 2004 | Sturgis, MI | N6387X | Serious (1) | substantial |
The failure to maintain obstacle clearance during an intentional low altitude maneuver and the ostentatious display by the pilot-in-command. A factor…The failure to maintain obstacle clearance during an intentional low altitude maneuver and the ostentatious display by the pilot-in-command. A factor to the accident was the tree. |
| Jan 24, 2003 | Mather, CA | N6814A | Serious (1) | destroyed |
loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the airplane for a singl…loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the airplane for a single engine missed approach, which resulted in a negative climb performance. A factor was the pilot's decision to initiate the approach when the weather conditions were below the published approach minimums. |
| Jan 30, 2001 | Edgartown, MA | N6837Y | Serious (2) | destroyed |
The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach with an adequate vertical and lateral track. Also causal was his failure to maintain obstacle c…The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach with an adequate vertical and lateral track. Also causal was his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. |
| Dec 20, 2000 | NOSARA, CS | N908AB | Serious (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jul 10, 1997 | GT. HARBOUR CAY, BF | N2717Y | Serious (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jun 02, 1997 | RAWLINS, WY | N1233P | Serious (1) | substantial |
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during the initial climb after a night takeoff. Factors include a dark night and rising ter…The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during the initial climb after a night takeoff. Factors include a dark night and rising terrain off the departure end of the runway. |
| Jun 23, 1995 | MIAMI, FL | N7884J | Serious (1) | destroyed |
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) after loss of power of one engine while on final approach, resulting in an in-flight loss of…The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) after loss of power of one engine while on final approach, resulting in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power of the right engine due to fuel exhaustion. |
| Mar 26, 1994 | CAT ISLAND, BF | N7929Q | Serious (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Mar 15, 1994 | JEREMIE, HA | N234AC | Serious (6) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Sep 12, 1993 | SANDY POINT, BF | N444KA | Serious (8) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Aug 25, 1993 | ANDYTOWN, FL | N206RH | Serious (1) | substantial |
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. CONTRIBUTIN…THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK FLOAT VALVES WHICH ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND SUBSEQUENT INDUCTION OF UNMETERED AIR INTO THE FUEL LINES. |
| Jun 13, 1992 | ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO | N402PB | Serious (1) | substantial | FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S), THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER. |
| Nov 29, 1991 | ROANOKE, TX | N69CR | Serious (2) | destroyed |
THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES, A MISSING AIR COOLING BAFFLE, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. FACTORS WERE THE FROZEN PROPELLER, IN…THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES, A MISSING AIR COOLING BAFFLE, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. FACTORS WERE THE FROZEN PROPELLER, INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER, INOPERATIVE LANDING GEAR, THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE LACK OF SEAT BELTS. |
| Jan 17, 1990 | MOSINEE, WI | N4532Q | Serious (1) | destroyed | THE PILOT DISREGARDING THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT AND NOT PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH. |
| Sep 11, 1987 | ATLANTA, GA | N4630N | Serious (1) | minor | Investigation pending |
| Apr 29, 1987 | KAHULUI, HI | N4588Q | Serious (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jan 31, 1986 | NEW BEDFORD, MA | N4033Q | Serious (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| May 27, 1984 | HICKORY, NC | N3132M | Serious (4) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Sep 14, 1982 | GRAND CANYON, AZ | N59SA | Serious (1) | substantial | Investigation pending |