- Date
- August 8, 1970
- Place
- Watertown, WI · WATERTOWN, WI
- Injuries
- 8 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8139FCessna 402
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113534
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2025 70/8/8 WATERTOWN,WIS CESSNA 402 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1940 N8139F PX- 0 7 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 30, 3734 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENORA,CANADA MILWAUKEE,WIS INTL FALLS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- LNDD INL,CUSTOMS CLNC,DID NOT REFUEL.ETA MWC 2030,FUEL EXHAUSTED 37MI W AT 2040.APCH TO CLOSED RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8139F
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Watertown
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