19850923066159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · September 23, 1985

Date
September 23, 1985 · 12:42 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GULA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N402V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA260
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520VB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,435 total3,100 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Insufficient fuel for trip according to calculations. Right engine quit,left engine surging during ditching.

As the FAA filed it

INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR TRIP ACCORDING TO CALCULATIONS. RIGHT ENGINE QUIT,LEFT ENGINE SURGING DURING DITCHING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.