Cessna C-402B accident near Homer, Alaska, August 31, 1983
On August 31, 1983 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna C-402B, registered N69384, was substantially damaged in an accident near Homer, Alaska (Johnson Creek airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 31, 1983 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Homer, Alaska · Johnson Creek · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-402B
- Registration
- N69384 · no longer on the register · serial 402B0528
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD AND SEPARATED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PLT WAS TRYING TO LAND CLOSE TO THE APPROACH THRESHOLD BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE RWY. THE RWY IS A 2500 FT GRAVEL LEVEL GRADEDSTRIP FOR A MINING CAMP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 6,534 hours in all; 91 in this make and model; 196 in the last 90 days; 6,459 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,227 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 29, 1983; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,300 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MRI Anchorage AK at 11:50 am
- Destination: Johnson Creek AK
- Runway 10, 2,500 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 7 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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