Cessna 402A N4532Q
17 January 1990 · Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1990 at about 04:45 local time, a Cessna 402A registered N4532Q, operated by Freight Runners Express Inc., was involved in an accident near Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Central Wisconsin (CWA)
- Coordinates
- 44.7801, -89.6807
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402A
- Registration
- N4532Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Freight Runners Express Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Menominee → Milwaukee
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI90FA066
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT DISREGARDING THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT AND NOT PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A THIRD ATTEMPT AT AN ILS APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BEYOND THE AIRPORT ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE LANDING RUNWAY. IN AN INTERVIEW THE PILOT RELATED THAT ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT HE SAW THE RUNWAY AND OBSERVED VEHICLES ON THE TAXIWAY AS HE PERFORMED HIS MISSED APPROACH. WHEN HE WAS ASKED THE REASON FOR THE SECOND MISSED APPROACH HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT FLUCTUATIONS ON HIS COURSE DIRECTION INDICATOR. DURING THIS PERIOD HE ASKED THAT THE LIGHTS BE SET TO HIGH INTENSITY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE THEM. THE LIGHTS WERE VERIFIED AS BEING SET FOR HIGH INTENSITY. HE DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING OF THE THIRD APPROACH AFTER HE PASSED THE OUTER MARKER. SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS DURING THE PERIOD THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS MAKING APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1990 | Cessna 402B | Nevis, West Indies | Coastal Air Transport, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 24 Sep 1990 | Cessna 402B | St. Thomas | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1990 | Cessna 402B | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Vargas, Ramon B. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1990 | Cessna 402B | Baker, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1990 | Cessna 402B | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | Regional Express Company | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1990 | Cessna 402C | Marathon, Florida, United States | Airways International Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1990 | Bellanca 8KCAB | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | Gran-Aire, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Aug 1990 | Bell 206B | Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 172N | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Jul 1990 | Custom Aerotech WHITE LIGHTNING | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1990 | Lockheed 12A | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | EAA Air Museum | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1990 | Boeing A75N1 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Lewkowicz, John D. | Fatal | 1 |