Rochester - Teterboro

On December 22, 1984 at 05:33 PM, Rochester - Teterboro experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Falcon Air, with the event recorded near Rochester New York.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Prior to takeoff the pilot was informed of wind shear as centerfield winds as 270° at 25 knots gust to 46 knots and northwest boundary winds as 280° at 13 knots. During takeoff the pilot reported an opened door and requested to return to land. The aircraft turned left and descended to the ground. Examination of the aircraft did not disclose evidence of malfunction. Examination of the aircraft doors revealed the right side cargo door securing mechanisms were relatively undamaged. Flight test conducted to evaluate the effects of a opened door disclosed in part the following. The door will open and remain open during rotation; results in noise and vibration; no abnormal flight characteristics; no significant change in multi-engine climb performance. Pilot landing in jet aircraft prior to accident reported moderate turbulence with a plus or minus 10 to 15 knots change in airspeed from 2,000 feet msl to the surface. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8064Q, MSN 402-0400, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.1573°, -77.6152°.