Cessna 402C incident near Everett, Washington, October 4, 1986
On October 4, 1986 at about 1:53 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N2651Y, suffered minor damage in an incident near Everett, Washington. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were 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
- October 4, 1986 · about 1:53 pm local time
- Place
- Everett, Washington · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · all 402Cs on the register
- Registration
- N2651Y · no longer on the register · serial 402C0343
- 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 ENROUTE FROM SEATTLE TO BELLINGHAM ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED PASSENGER COMMUTER FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE NUMBER 3 EXHAUST RISER BURNED THROUGH. THE PILOT VISUALLY DETECTED A DISCOLORATION ON THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE INFLIGHT BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BEFORE A BURN THROUGH OF THE ENGINE COWL OCCURRED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT EVERETT, WASHINGTON, WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE COMPONENT HAD APPROXIMATELY 4000 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST OVERHAUL AND 70 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION.
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: 6,055 hours in all; 2,700 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,252 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,350 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-VB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SEA Seattle WA
- Destination: BLI Bellingham WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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