Cessna 402 crash, Jun 1, 1997, Rawlins
Cessna 402 accident on June 1, 1997 near Rawlins, Wyoming, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot failure to maintain terrain clearance during...
- Date: June 1, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Rawlins, Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot failure to maintain terrain clearance during a dark-night initial climb.
A Cessna 402C on a night cargo flight from Rawlins struck rising terrain during its initial climb and crashed. The NTSB found no pre-impact engine or propeller faults and concluded the pilot did not keep terrain clearance on the dark-night departure. The pilot survived.