Accident · 1994-08-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 1994-08-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 402 (N966JW)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- CAREY, MICHAEL A. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CAREY, MICHAEL A.
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON ALL ENGINES DUE TO WORN AND FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AIRCRAFT WEIGHT BEYOND LIMITATIONS, AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
Source: NTSB case FTW94FA282Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.