Cessna 402B N402TH
12 July 1979 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1979 at about 09:32 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N402TH, operated by Soldotna Air S, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N402TH
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Soldotna Air S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → Kenai, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3364
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1979 | Cessna 402 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Rapid Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Cessna 402 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ZIA | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Cessna 402B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Scenic Airline | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 1979 | Cessna 402 | Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States | Tennessee Airw | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1979 | Cessna 402 | Long Beach, California, United States | Air Cortez | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1979 | Cessna 402B | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Scenic Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |