Cessna 402B N8200Q
10 January 1983 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 January 1983 at about 18:05 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N8200Q, operated by Trans-Mo Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near St. Louis, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert-St. Louis (STL)
- Coordinates
- 38.7402, -90.3506
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N8200Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans-Mo Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Jefferson City
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83IA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
THE RIGHT ENGINE OF THE ACFT STARTED TO BURN WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING STARTED. THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE PILOT INITIATED SHUT DOWN OF BOTH ENGINES AND EVACUATION OF THE PASSENGERS. THE FIRE CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPT. EXAMINATION SHOWED A FUEL LINE RUPTURED AND METAL PARTICLES BLOCKING THE SHUT-OFF VALVE SO THAT FUEL CONTINUED TO FLOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1983 | Cessna 402C | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Provincetown Boston Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Cessna 402B | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1983 | Cessna 402C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1983 | Cessna 402 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1983 | Cessna 402C | Near Taylor, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1983 | Cessna 402A | Kotlik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1983 | Piper PA31-350 | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1983 | Robinson R-22 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-24-400 | Salem, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Air Pilot Aviation Charter | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Stover, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |