ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296785
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| Date: | Monday 12 August 2002 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6420A |
| MSN: | 33220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3807 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellingham, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chester, CA (O05) |
| Bellingham Airport, WA (BLI/KBLI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot attempted a non-stop flight from Chester, California to Bellingham, Washington. Near the end of the four and one-half hour flight, the aircraft's fuel gauges indicated the fuel supply was nearly depleted, but the pilot thought he would have enough fuel to complete his descent to a landing. Although he was granted a straight-in approach, when the aircraft was approximately four miles from the end of the runway, the engine lost power, and he was forced to ditch in the bay that was underneath the final approach course. A post-accident inspection of the aircraft revealed that, except for a small residual amount, both fuel tanks had been run dry.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue en route in cruise flight when his fuel supply became low, eventually leading to fuel exhaustion while on final approach to the destination airport. Factors include the fact that the final approach course took the aircraft over an open body of water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA154
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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