NONE · CESSNA 402C · 2008-03-11 · Mercury, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX08LA073
Event ID
20080321X00352
Type
Accident
Date
2008-03-11
Location
Mercury, NV, USA
Coordinates
36.616664, -116.01667
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
402C
Registration
N594DM
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of power to both engines resulting from a fitting failure and leak at the right fuel selector valve that allowed fuel from the right tank to be lost overboard, and that then introduced air into the left engine's fuel lines during an attempted cross-feed operation.