# Accident 20080722855179A: Cessna 402B, Ocean Ridge, FL, July 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2008, 12:55 local time
- Place: Ocean Ridge, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5183° N, 80.0417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5183&lon=-80.0417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3990C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3990C-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080722855179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT LANTANA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 ON JULY 22, 2008.  AFTER HAVING 10 GALLONS ADDED TO EACH WING TIP PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STARTED ENGINES AND TAXIED OUT TO TAKEOFF.  HE TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1245-1250, HEADING EAST.  HE FLEW WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO A PREVIOUS LANDING GEAR FAILURE.  HE WAS HOPING TO GET SOMEONE AT POMPANO TO WORK ON THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE.  AFTER REACHING THE OCEAN HE TURNED SOUTH FOLLOWING THE COAST ENROUTE TO HIS SCHEDULED DESTINATION IN POMPANO, FL.  JUST PRIOR TO RIGHT AFTER TURNING SOUTH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER.  HE IDENTIFIED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH HIS RIGHT ENGINE.  HE CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT ALONG THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY AS HE TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND.  HE TURNED EAST LOSING ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE OCEAN RIDGE CITY HALL BUILDING THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT APPROXIMATELY 1255.  AFTER HITTING THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING HE FLIPPED OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT WRAPPED AROUND A CONCRETE POWER POLE SEVERING THE LINES CUTTING POWER TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.  PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY BOYTON BEACH FIRE AND RESCUE AND ZUCCALLAS SALVAGE REMOVED THE WRECKAGE TO THEIR SALVAGE YARD.

## 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 NYC08LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA255), Jul 22, 2008: Cessna 402B (N3990C), Ocean Ridge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to add only a limited amount of fuel prior to the flight, and the fuel selector valve…

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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