Cessna 402-C accident near Clewiston, Florida, January 24, 1992
On January 24, 1992 at about 1:22 am local time, a Cessna 402-C, registered N2714A, was destroyed in an accident near Clewiston, Florida. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO DESCEND AND REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 24, 1992 · about 1:22 am local time
- Place
- Clewiston, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402-C · all 402-Cs on the register
- Registration
- N2714A · registry record · serial 0209
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS LAST HEARD FROM WHILE DESCENDING IN ATTEMPT TO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY AND EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND IN A 50 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA92FA067.