Accident Cessna 337A N5394S,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375536
 
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Date:Friday 28 February 1986
Time:02:28 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337A
Owner/operator:Bo Hans Gartner
Registration: N5394S
MSN: 337-0494
Year of manufacture:1966
Total airframe hrs:3133 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-360-C/D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Key Biscayne, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Curacao, OF (MACC)
Destination airport:Miami, FL (KMIA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR APRX 7 HRS AND 15 MINS DURING A FLT FROM CURACAO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. NEARING MIAMI, BOTH ENGS FAILED WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF EACH OTHER AND THE PLT PERFORMED A NIGHT DITCHING. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AUX FUEL TANKS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY OF THE ACFT HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA86LA086
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA86LA086

Location

Revision history:

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