Cessna 402C N2719T
30 March 1985 · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N2719T, operated by Trans Air, Inc., was involved in an incident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 11 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 16:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft. Lauderdale Int'l (FLL)
- Coordinates
- 26.0903, -80.1507
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C
- Registration
- N2719T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Eluthra → Ft.lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85IA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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 ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 9R ON LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE TORQUE LINK WASHERS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE CAUSING THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NO RECORD OF COMPLIANCE OF SERVICE LETTER ME83-87, MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR WASHER REPLACEMENT WHICH DEALS WITH THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE COULD BE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1985 | Cessna 402C | Guadalupe, Dominica | Executive Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Cessna 402C | Miami, Florida, United States | Gull Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1985 | Cessna 402B | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1985 | Cessna 402B | St. Thomas | C and M Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Cessna 402C | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |