# Accident 19850923066159A: Cessna 402C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1985, 12:42 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GULA
- Location: 26.0895° N, 80.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0895&lon=-80.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,435 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923066159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA260), Sep 23, 1985: Cessna 402C (N402V), Fort 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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