Cessna 402 crash, Mar 14, 2014, Stuart-Witham Field
Cessna 402 accident on March 14, 2014 near Stuart-Witham Field, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's improper preflight...
- Date: March 14, 2014
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Stuart-Witham Field, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's improper preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
A Cessna 402B on a private flight from Fort Pierce to Stuart lost power in both engines about 1.5 miles from the runway at Stuart Witham Field after running out of fuel. The pilot attempted to restart the engines by switching fuel tanks, but the engines quit again, and he made a forced landing in a field. No one was injured, but the airplane was substantially damaged, with the left wing tanks found empty.