Cessna 402 crash, Jul 22, 2008, Ocean Ridge
Cessna 402 accident on July 22, 2008 near Ocean Ridge, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Partial loss of engine power due to fuel...
- Date: July 22, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Ocean Ridge, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The pilot had added only a limited amount of fuel, and the fuel selector placards did not accurately show the tank configuration.
A Cessna 402B on a private repositioning flight from Lantana lost engine power about five minutes after takeoff at roughly 1,000 feet. The aircraft struck a building and terrain about eight miles south of the departure airport. The pilot was seriously injured and there was no fire.