Cessna 402B incident near St. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 1982
On May 13, 1982 at about 8:11 pm local time, a Cessna 402B, registered N2233Q, suffered minor damage in an incident near St. Louis, Missouri (Lambert-St. Louis Intl 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
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 13, 1982 · about 8:11 pm local time
- Place
- St. Louis, Missouri · Lambert-St. Louis Intl
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B · all 402Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2233Q · no longer on the register · serial 402B0319
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE TAXIING IN CLOSE TO DEPLANE HIS PASSENGERS, THE COMMUTER PILOT PULLED IN BEHIND A PARKED NORTHWEST ORIENT 727. AS HE APPROACHED THE REAR OF THE 727, THE PILOT TURNED THE CESSNA 402B TO THE RIGHT SO THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD BE FACING THE GATE. AS THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG THRU THIS TURN ARC, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BOEING'S #2 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE. THE BOEING WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. GROUND GUIDES WERE NOT BEING USED.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,130 hours in all; 380 in this make and model; 86 in the last 90 days; 1,980 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,050 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,300 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-E (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Trans Mo Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: AIZ Kaiser MO
- Destination: STL St Louis MO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 11 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 174°F (79°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:48 pm from STL
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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