Cessna 402C N760EA
8 July 2001 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 July 2001 at about 16:14 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N760EA was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Coordinates
- 41.3600, -70.0133
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C
- Registration
- N760EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → Nantucket
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA166
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to waive the wake turbulence hold time, and his subsequent loss of control when wake vortex turbulence was encountered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot accepted an intersection departure and waived the wake turbulence holding time. A Boeing 737-300 departed ahead of him, and according to pilot, the Boeing's nosewheel lifted off the runway just as it passed him. The pilot also noted that the Boeing and its exhaust smoke drifted to the left of the runway's centerline. A wake turbulence advisory and takeoff clearance were issued by the tower controller and acknowledged by the pilot. The pilot initiated the takeoff, and after liftoff, the left wing dropped. It contacted the runway, and the airplane rolled inverted. The airplane then slid off the left side of the runway and a post-crash fire developed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2001 | Cessna 402B | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | Blackhawk Intl Airways | Fatal | 9 |
| 15 Nov 2001 | Cessna 402B | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Cessna 402C | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 2001 | Cessna 402 | Walker Cay, Bahamas | Christopher W. Chin-Loy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2001 | Cessna 402B | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2001 | Cessna 402B | Del Rio, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150J | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2001 | Piper PA 31-350 | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | Dana Lake | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Lu Ann Reeb | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 2001 | Stinson 108-3 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |