Cessna 402C N5774C

Summary

On 8 September 2004 at about 11:04 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N5774C was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 September 2004 at 11:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Yeager Airport (CRW)

Coordinates

38.3731, -81.5931

Aircraft

Cessna 402C

Registration

N5774C

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Norfolk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA207

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining. A factor was the wet runway.

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

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The airplane was departing on a wet runway. About halfway down the runway, during rotation, the left nose cargo door opened. The pilot aborted the takeoff, but the airplane traveled off the end of the runway and struck an embankment. Review of the airplane information manual revealed that an open cargo door would not strike the propeller or cause any unusual handling characteristics; and that a takeoff with an open cargo door could be successfully completed. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical discrepancies, nor did the pilot report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.