Cessna 402

Operator:

Registration:

OY-SAW

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Billund - Billund

MSN:

402B-0112

YOM:

1971

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Billund Airport, Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed near the runway end. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Cessna 402A in Bogotá

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

HK-1452

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

Site:

Schedule:

Bogotá – Villavicencio

MSN:

402A-0124

YOM:

1969

Location:

Bogotá-El Dorado

Bogotá Capital District

Country:

Colombia

Region:

South America

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Crashed while taking off from Bogotá-El Dorado Airport for unknown reason. Occupant's fate remains unknown. Conflict with Beaver FAC-117 on November 5, 1971 ?

Crash of a Cessna 402 near Peach Springs: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1971 at 0945 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

N3250Q

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Las Vegas - Grand Canyon

MSN:

402-0050

YOM:

1967

Location:

Peach Springs

Arizona

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Captain / Total flying hours:

2441

Captain / Total hours on type:

415.00

Circumstances:

The twin engine airplane departed Las Vegas Airport on a charter flight to Grand Canyon, carrying nine passengers, tourists from the US, France and Germany. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and elected to turning around when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed about 39 miles north of Peach Springs. The wreckage was found a day later in the Shivwits Plateau near Parashant Canyon. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 10 occupants have been killed.
Crew:
Wayne Leeth.
Passengers:
James Allen Jr,
Florence Allen,
Mr. R. Lynch,
Mrs. R. Lynch,
Mr. P. Dosmond, France,
Mrs. P. Dosmond, France,
Paul Haack, West Germany,
Renate Haack, West Germany,
Walter Pilgram, West Germany.

Probable cause:

The pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions. The following factors were reported:
- Low ceiling, rain and snow.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 402A near Sa da Bandeira

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Sociedad Angolana de Taxis Aéreos

Operator:

Registration:

CR-LKC

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MSN:

402A-0087

YOM:

1969

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The pilot encountered unknown technical problems and decided to perform an emergency landing about 40 km from Sa da Bandeira (now Lubango). The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was slightly injured.

Crash of a Cessna 402 in Waukesha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1970 at 1420 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Ben K. Odell

Registration:

N4045Q

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Milwaukee – Waukesha

MSN:

402-0145

YOM:

1967

Location:

Waukesha

Wisconsin

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Captain / Total flying hours:

2647

Captain / Total hours on type:

89.00

Circumstances:

While descending into the traffic pattern to Waukesha Airport, at an altitude of 800 feet, the Cessna 402 collided with a Cessna 150 registered N6175G with two people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Both pilot failed to see and avoid each other while descending to Waukesha, an uncontrolled airport. Both aircraft were not under radar contact at the time of the collision that occurred in a 45° horizontal angle.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 402A near Zaghouan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Zaghouan Governorate (ولاية زغوان‎)

Operator:

Registration:

TS-DAA

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Tunis - Tunis

MSN:

402A-0009

YOM:

1969

Location:

Zaghouan

Country:

Tunisia

Region:

Africa

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training flight out from Tunis-Carthage Airport. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Djebel Zaghouan, southwest of the city of Zaghouan. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 402A in Watertown

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1970 at 1940 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

K Airways

Registration:

N8139F

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Kenora - International Falls - Milwaukee

Location:

Watertown

Wisconsin

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Captain / Total flying hours:

3734

Captain / Total hours on type:

16.00

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Kenora, Ontario, on a flight to Milwaukee with an intermediate stop at International Falls Airport, carrying eight passengers and a pilot. En route, both engines failed and the pilot was vectored to Watertown Airport for an emergency landing. On approach, he realized we would not make it so he raised the landing gear and completed a belly landing in a field. The airplane slid for dozen yards and came to rest. All nine occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of both engines and wheels-up landing caused by a fuel exhaustion. The following factors were reported:
- Inadequate preflight preparation on part of the pilot,
- Mismanagement of fuel,
- Miscalculation of fuel consumption,
- Fuel exhaustion,
- Intentional wheels-up landing,
- Approach completed on closed runway,
- Failed to refuel.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 402A in San José: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1970 at 0538 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

TI-1073C

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

San José (Central Valley)

Schedule:

San José – Golfito

Location:

San José-La Sabana

Country:

Costa Rica

Region:

Central America

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Captain / Total flying hours:

21200

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from San José-La Sabana Airport, while in initial climb by night, the airplane hit power cables and crashed in a wooded area located 180 meters from the runway end. The captain and a second occupant were seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. Few hours later, a survivor died from his injuries. The captain died about four months later, on 29 September 1970.
Crew:
Teodorico Zamora Zamora, pilot,
Rodrigo Céspedes Zamora, copilot.
Passengers:
Robert Scott Williams,
José Joaquín Quesada Molina,
Caferino Mata Obando,
Roberto Hurtado Guerra.

Crash of a Cessna 402 in Newark: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1970 at 1934 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

N3218Q

Flight Phase:

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Site:

Schedule:

Sherbrooke - Newark

MSN:

402-0018

YOM:

1967

Location:

Newark

New Jersey

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