Accident · 1993-07-12

NTSB case LAX93FA287 · CESSNA 402C · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1993-07-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 402C (N818AN)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AIR NEVADA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR NEVADA AIRLINES

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS SECURED.

Source: NTSB case LAX93FA287

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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