# Incident 20030805020489I: Cessna 402C, Arecibo, PR, August 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Arecibo Airfield Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.4500° N, 66.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4500&lon=-66.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03IA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030805020489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A VFR FLIGHT FROM FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, TO ST. THOMAS USVI, BOTH ENGINES QUIT AFTER SIX HOURS OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO ARECIBO, PR AIRPORT AND WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY THERE.

## 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 MIA03IA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA157), Aug 5, 2003: Cessna 402C (N371R), Arecibo, PR, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision, and his failure to refuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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