Cessna 402 crash, Nov 1, 1980, Salley
Cessna 402 accident on November 1, 1980 near Salley, South Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel mismanagement and fuel exhaustion...
- Date: November 1, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Salley, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel mismanagement and fuel exhaustion after both engines failed in cruise, with an erratic fuel quantity gauge, low ceiling and visibility of 1/4 mile or less
A Cessna 402B on a night flight from Charleston crashed onto a house in Salley, South Carolina, on 1 November 1980 after both engines failed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.