# Accident 19971208037529A: Cessna 402A, Milwaukee, WI, December 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1997, 21:18 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 42.9807° N, 87.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9807&lon=-87.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728QA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728QA-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971208037529A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) FREIGHTRUNNER AIR TAXI CARGO ACFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RWY 19R WHEN ENG FAILED. MILWAUKEE, WI. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE NOTED 10 GALLONS ON 'EACH SIDE' PRIOR TO INITIATING AN APPROACH.  HE SAID THAT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER.  THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OCCURRED DURING AN UNDERSHOOT TO THE INTENDED RUNWAY.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE INDIVIDUALS FOUND NO USABLE FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS.  THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY, 'VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FUEL TANK WITH CALIBRATED DEVICE.'                                                                     (-23) THE PILOT ADMITS HE UTILIZED ALL USABLE FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA057), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 402A (N728QA), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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