Cessna 402C accident near Fremont, Ohio, November 18, 1986
On November 18, 1986 at about 9:45 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N6786P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fremont, Ohio (Fremont airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- November 18, 1986 · about 9:45 pm local time
- Place
- Fremont, Ohio · Fremont · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · all 402Cs on the register
- Registration
- N6786P · no longer on the register · serial 402CO415
- 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 PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE THE RWY WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. THE ACFT ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE DURING THE APCH AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD.
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, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,625 hours in all; 240 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 5,410 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,796 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 28, 1986; 44 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,850 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-VB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MMU Morristown NJ at 6:55 pm
- Destination: 14G Fremont OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 4,045 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 14 knots, gusting 23
- Sky: not recorded at 500 ft
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from FDY, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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