Cessna 402 N8424F
20 May 1976 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1976 at about 11:47 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N8424F, operated by Skyways Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Palo Alto, California, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N8424F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skyways Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Merced, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
R GR DOWNLOCK UPPER SUPPORT LUG FAILED & LOWER ATTACH BOLT SHEARED. MAINT ON GR 1 MONTH PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1976 | Cessna 402B | Logan, Utah, United States | Compass Airway | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1976 | Cessna 402B | Molokai, Hawaii, United States | Air Molokai | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1976 | Cessna 402 | Summit Lake, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aerona* | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Aug 1976 | Cessna 402 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1976 | Cessna 402A | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Island Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1976 | Cessna 402B | Giddings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |