Cessna 402 crash, Oct 18, 2017, Saint Petersburg-Albert W...
Cessna 402 accident on October 18, 2017 near Saint Petersburg-Albert Whitted, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's...
- Date: October 18, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Saint Petersburg-Albert Whitted, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's mismanagement of the onboard fuel, which led to fuel starvation, a total loss of power to both engines and a forced landing.
A Cessna 402B on a Part 135 charter declared fuel critical about 13 minutes after leaving Tampa and asked for vectors to the nearest airport, Albert Whitted. Both engines lost power and the pilot made a forced landing on a street about 2 miles from the airport, colliding with two vehicles. The NTSB found that the pilot mismanaged the fuel, and four people, including the pilot, one passenger and two motorists, sustained minor injuries.