Cessna 402 N2748Y
4 December 2017 · Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 2017 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 402 registered N2748Y was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Massachusetts, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barnstable Muni-Boardman/Polan (HYA)
- Coordinates
- 41.6689, -70.2803
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N2748Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hyannis → Hyannis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Encounter with a flock of birds during takeoff at night, resulting in multiple bird strikes and structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he took off at night, and during the initial climb about 800ft above the ground, the airplane ran into a flock of birds. The pilot declared an emergency with the tower and landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wind screen and the windscreen frame. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2017 | Cessna 402 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2017 | Cessna 402 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Noble Air Charter Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2017 | Cessna 402C | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | Air Sunshine | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2017 | Cessna 402 | British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands | Cape Air | Unknown | - |
| 27 May 2016 | Cessna 402B | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2016 | Cessna 402 | Leicestershire, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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