Cessna 402B N69312

Summary

On 2 November 1997 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N69312, operated by Air Flight, was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 1997 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL)

Coordinates

26.0903, -80.1502

Aircraft

Cessna 402B

Registration

N69312

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Flight

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Andros Town → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA019

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on approach for landing when the right main landing gear did not indicate that it was down. The pilot made a go-around and remained in left closed traffic performing emergency gear extension procedures with negative results. The pilot departed closed traffic and proceeded off shore to burn off fuel before attempting an emergency landing. A company airplane was dispatched to verify the landing gear position. The pilot started a straight in approach for landing five miles from the airport. The right engine started surging and quit. The left engine started surging one mile from the runway. He switched fuel tanks. The engine started and quit. He made a forced landing straight ahead and collided with runway approach lights about 1/4 mile from the end of the runway. The pilot stated he ran out of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.