Cessna 402 crash, Jul 8, 2001, Boston-Logan
Cessna 402 accident on July 8, 2001 near Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's improper decision to waive...
- Date: July 8, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's improper decision to waive the wake turbulence hold time, and his subsequent loss of control when wake vortex turbulence was encountered.
A Cape Air Cessna 402 took off from an intersection at Boston Logan after the pilot waived the wake turbulence hold behind a departing Boeing 737. Shortly after liftoff the left wing dropped, the wing struck the runway, and the aircraft rolled inverted, slid off the left side of the runway and caught fire. The pilot survived.