Cessna 402 crash, Sep 26, 2008 (1 killed), Vineyard Haven
Cessna 402 accident on September 26, 2008 near Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of aircraft control due to...
- Date: September 26, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation after entering clouds at night; no pre-impact failures were found.
A Cessna 402C flying a night positioning flight for Cape Air lost control shortly after takeoff from Martha's Vineyard in instrument conditions. It climbed to about 700 feet before striking terrain about 3 miles northwest of the airport, killing the pilot. The NTSB attributed the loss of control to spatial disorientation after the airplane entered cloud.