Robertson C-402B N4244Z

Summary

On 24 January 1982 at about 15:53 local time, a Robertson C-402B registered N4244Z, operated by Vernon L. Meyer, was involved in an accident near Laredo, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1982 at 15:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Laredo International (LRD)

Coordinates

27.5500, -99.4603

Aircraft

Robertson C-402B

Registration

N4244Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Vernon L. Meyer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dilley → Laredo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82AA046

7 people died.

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

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE EXTREMELY SLOW THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH & THAT THE PLT APPEARED TO BE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH OVER-CONTROLLING THE ACFT. IT THEN LEVELED OUT AT 50-80 FT AGL ON FINAL OVER THE THRESHOLD, ENTERED A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE & THEN STALLED INTO A RIGHT SPIN. THE PLT HAD FLOWN TO MEMPHIS, TN TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER PLT TO PICK UP THE STOL EQUIPPED ACFT. THE VENDOR'S CHIEF PLT CHECKED OUT THE PLT IN THE ACFT DURING THE RETURN FLT TO HOUSTON,TX. ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE TWO PLTS WHO WERE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FLEW A LOCAL FLT FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS & THEN FLEW TO DILLEY,TX FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1.3 HOURS. WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THE PLT WHO HAD BEEN CHECKED OUT BY THE VENDOR'S CHIEF PLT WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.