# NTSB LAX82FVM04: Cessna 402, N2611C, Pacific Grove, CA, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Pacific Grove, CA · PACIFIC GROVE, CA
- Location: 36.6226° N, 121.9264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacific Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6226&lon=-121.9264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2611C-2011-04-14), registration cancelled 2011-04-14, S/N 402C0071, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811203077189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077189A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 402C, Pacific Grove, CA, Destroyed. During ferry flight to honolulu pilot was unable to switch fuel system to ferry system. Ditched before landfall.

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.

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