# Accident 20020328004119A: Boeing S307, Seattle, WA, March 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2002, 13:21 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5500° N, 122.3703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5500&lon=-122.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19903-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing S307 (registry code 1381102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-s307) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING S307
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328004119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BOEING FIELD (BFI) AT ABOUT 1221 PDT ENROUTE TO PAINE FIELD (PAE). THE PILOT IN COMMAND, RICHARD "BUZZ" NELSON, STATED DURING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 400 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL BURN IS APPROXIMATELY 260 POUNDS PER HOUR. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT PAE. ALL CREWMEMBERS NOTED A MOMENTARY SURGE OF POWER WITH THE #3 ENGINE AND SUSPECTED A POSSIBLE PROPELLER OVER SPEED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO BFI FOR LANDING DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE #3 ENGINE. WHILE APPROACHING BFI, THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THERE WAS NOT A DOWN INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE CREW CIRCLED TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER CRANKING THE MAIN GEAR INTO THE DOWN POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO BFI. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE #3 ENGINE QUIT, FOLLOWED BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER STATING THAT "WE ARE OUT OF FUEL." A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ONTO ELLIOT BAY, WHERE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING LANDING.

## 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 SEA02FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA060), Mar 28, 2002: Boeing S-307 (N19903), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of all engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the flight crew's failure to accurately determine onboard fuel during the pre-flight inspection. A factor contributing to the…

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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