Cessna 402 N68368
5 July 1985 · West Palm Bch, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1985 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N68368, operated by Gull Air, was involved in an incident near West Palm Bch, Florida, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- West Palm Bch, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Palm Beach Int'l (pbi)
- Coordinates
- 26.6602, -80.0894
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N68368
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gull Air
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Bch → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85IA208
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
A LEARIET 35 WAS CLEARED ON TO RUNWAY 09L AND HOLD, THE LEARJET CREW CONFIRMED WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS INTENDED FOR THEM AND TAXIED INTO POSITION AND HELD. PERSONNEL ON DUTY IN THE CONTROL TOWER THEN CLEARED A CESSNA 403 INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RUNWAY 13. THE TOWER PERSONNEL THEN CLEARED THE LEARJET FOR DEPARTURE AND HE AKNOWLEDGED. BOTH AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO TAKE OFF AND MISSED EACH OTHER BY ABOUT 10 FT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA STATED LATER THAT THE THOUGHT THE CLEARANCE WAS FOR HIM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 402 402 | N68368 | Gull Air | - |
| Gates Learjet LR-35A LR-35A | N163A | Alpha Services Inc. | - |
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 |