# Accident 19830309006979A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1983, 12:46 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MERA
- Location: 26.0892° N, 80.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0892&lon=-80.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26506-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,999 total, 190 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309006979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH ENGINES QUIT OVER OCEAN. ONE SHORTLY AFTER OTHER. DITCHED AND RESCUED. AIRCRAFT SANK. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA83LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA090), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 402C (N26506), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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