Cessna 402B N405PC

Summary

On 23 March 1993 at about 09:28 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N405PC, operated by Springdale Air Service, was involved in an accident near Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 1993 at 09:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Tullahoma Regional (THA)

Coordinates

35.3705, -86.2006

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N405PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Springdale Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Harrisburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL93FA062

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS NOT EXCEEDED, THE DARK NIGHT, AND RAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE USED THE ENTIRE RUNWAY TO GET AIRBORNE, REACHED ABOUT 300 FT AGL AFTER LIFTOFF, AND DRIFTED RIGHT. IT THEN IMPACTED TREES ABOUT 1/3 MI FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE TREES INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A RIGHT BANK AT IMPACT. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT. ESTIMATED WEIGHT CALCULATIONS SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT LEAST 165 LBS IN EXCESS OF MAX GROSS WEIGHT; THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO THE LAST REFUELING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.