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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Pacific Grove, CA · December 3, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1981
Place
Pacific Grove, CA · PACIFIC GROVE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2611CCessna 402
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1983
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811203077189A
Case key
122692

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3688   81/12/3   PACIFIC GROVE,CA    CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6140
        TIME - 1445                    N2611C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- FERRY FUEL SYSTEM INSTALLED.HI FUEL CONSUMPTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2611C
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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