Cessna 401 crash, Jun 19, 2010, Plymouth
Cessna 401 accident on June 19, 2010 near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel starvation caused by the pilot...
- Date: June 19, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation caused by the pilot delaying the switch to the main tanks and the before-landing configuration until late in the approach.
A Cessna 401 returning from an aerial mapping flight lost power from both engines in sequence on final approach to Plymouth. The pilot had not yet switched to the main fuel tanks, and the auxiliary tanks were being used low to the ground. He made a forced landing in heavily wooded terrain and the aircraft was substantially damaged. No one was killed.