Cessna 402 accident near Easton, MD
On July 16, 2024, a Cessna 402 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Easton, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 16, 2024
- Place
- Easton, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.749°N, 76.121°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240716194704
NTSB summary
On July 16, 2024, about 0932 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402B, N7875E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 repositioning flight. According to the operator, the purpose of the accident flight was to reposition the airplane to Easton Airport (ESN), Easton, Maryland, to conduct future atmospheric testing flights. Two days prior to the accident flight, ground engine runs were performed by maintenance personnel at the conclusion of an annual inspection. Following the ground engine runs, the pilot stated to his manager that 12 gallons of fuel remained in each main (tip) fuel tank, and he was going to add 20 additional gallons to each main fuel tank so that he did not have to switch tanks during the upcoming flight to ESN (accident flight). However, airport security video showed that the pilot added 20 gallons of fuel to each auxiliary fuel tank, rather than the main fuel tanks. The airplane was not flown from the time of that fueling, to the accident flight. Review of preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the flight departed Tipton Airport (FME), Fort Meade, Maryland at 0857. The flight proceeded uneventfully toward ESN. About 0928, the pilot contacted the ESN air traffic control tower and reported a “pretty significant engine problem.” At that time, the airplane was about 12 miles southwest of ESN and the controller instructed the pilot to enter a right base
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
