Accident · 1994-08-28

NTSB case FTW94FA282 · CESSNA 402 · Part 135

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 FTW94FA282

Flight 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.

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