N402CS (Air Tractor INC AT-402A) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1991 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N402CS.

May 16, 1985Accident
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE & LEVEL OFF, THE PLT REPORTED AN ENG MALFUNCTION & INITIATED A RETURN TO THE ARPT. ABOUT 2 MIN LATER, HE REPORTED AN ENG FIRE & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. APRX 1 MIN THEREAFTER, THE RGT WING SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT & THE PLANE CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED EXTENSIVE INFLT FIRE DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF SEPARATION.
Cessna 402
May 15, 1985Accident
Shortly after departure and level off, the pilot reported an engine malfunction and initiated a return to the airport. About 2 minutes later, he reported an engine fire and declared an emergency. Approximately one minute thereafter, the right wing separated from the aircraft and the plane crashed.
Cessna 402 · 1 fatalities
Occurrence #1: airframe/component/system failure/malfunction Phase of operation: unknown Findings 1. (c) exhaust system, manifold/pipe - corroded 2. (c) maintenance, inspection - inadequate - company maintenance personnel 3. (f) procedure inadequate - manufacturer 4. (f) inadequate surveillance of operation - faa (organization) 5. Full accident record