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Accidents · NTSB CEN17WA291 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 402 incident near British Virgin Islands, Vg, July 27, 2017

On July 27, 2017 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 402, registered N618CA, was involved in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near British Virgin Islands (Terrance B. Lettsome airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 27, 2017 · about 6:00 pm local time · cases in 2017
Place
British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands · Terrance B. Lettsome · cases near this airport · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 402 C · all 402s on the register
Registration
N618CA · registry record · serial 402C0620
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

On July 27, 2017, a Cessna 402C airplane, N618CA, exited the prepared surface during an aborted takeoff at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands. The pilots and occupants were not injured and the airplane was not damaged.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the British government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the UK AAIB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hampshire GU11 2HH www.aaib.gov.uk

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

What happened, in order

  1. Runway excursion during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Engine 1: Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER (piston); 0 hours total
  • Engine 2: Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER (piston); 0 hours total
  • Operator: Cape Air

The flight

  • Runway 07, 4,940 ft by 98 ft
  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.