# Accident 20140314003149A: Cessna 402B, Stuart, FL, March 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Stuart/ Martin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0604° N, 80.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0604&lon=-80.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419AR-2021-01-09) (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 MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140314003149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOWER GAVE HIM A 6 MILE FINAL WHICH WAS LONGER THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED HE THEN STATED THAT ABOUT A 1/2 MILE OUT HE LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, HE SAID HIS FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 8 OR 9 GALLONS AT THE TIME, HE THEN SWITCHED TANKS THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PLANE WAS COMING DOWN FAST SO HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, HE SAW HEAVY TRAFFIC ON US 1 AND HE MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN OPEN SPOT, HE CALLED THE TOWER JUST BEFORE HE CRASHED.

## 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 ERA14LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA156), Mar 14, 2014: Cessna 402B (N419AR), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines due to 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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