Cessna 402C accident near Kenosha, Wisconsin, March 21, 1984
On March 21, 1984 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N2663G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kenosha, Wisconsin (Kenosha Municipal 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
- March 21, 1984 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Kenosha, Wisconsin · Kenosha Municipal
- 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
- N2663G · no longer on the register · serial 412C0354
- 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 RAN OFF THE RWYS END AFTER THE PLT LANDED DOWNWIND TO AVOID FLYING THROUGH A 'WALL OF PRECIPATION'. DURING THE ROLLOUT IN SLUSH THE BRAKES FROZE. THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED IN MUD AND COLLAPSED.
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; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 19,605 hours in all; 3,525 in this make and model; 164 in the last 90 days; 19,770 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,286 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 23, 1983; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,350 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 VB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: IMT Iron Mountain MI at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 14, 4,200 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 10 knots
- Sky: overcast at 500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:09 pm from MKE, 21 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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