Cessna 402 crash, Feb 20, 2003, Marathon
Cessna 402 accident on February 20, 2003 near Marathon, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power from both engines for...
- Date: February 20, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Marathon, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of power from both engines for undetermined reasons. A broken right magneto distributor block was found, but the time of its fracture could not be determined.
A Cessna 402B ferry flight from Havana toward Miami reported fuel fumes, a fire on the right engine cowling and then loss of both engines. The pilot ditched near Marathon, Florida, and was rescued about 20 minutes later, and the aircraft sank within seconds. The NTSB found no evidence of an in-flight fire.