- Date
- March 9, 1983, 12:46 local (17:46 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26506Cessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830309006979A
- Case key
- 30855
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was ditched in the atlantic ocean following engine failure. The pilot estamated fuel on board during pre-flightfrom the electronic fuel gauges. The acft flew 2 hrs and 16 minutes before the engines quit in a mode of fuel exhaustionwith surging prior to stopping. Post accident investigation using fuel slips revealed a fuel burn within 10 to 15 gals of fuel exhaustion. The fuel gauges failed on the last leg of the flt and the passengers stated the pilot paid a lot of attention to these gauges. The pilot wanted to divert to freeport but did not because the weather was below minimums. After ditching the acft sank in 800 feet of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26506
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402CO340
- Airframe hours
- 2,051
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Aero Coach Aviation Int'L.
- Registered owner
- James G. Creagh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 8, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MYAT · Treasure Cay
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,999 total · 190 in this make and model · 2,591 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.