ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377296
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Date: | Thursday 2 May 1985 |
Time: | 04:50 LT |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Air Cargo America |
Registration: | N48VM |
MSN: | 750 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Miami, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (KORL) |
Destination airport: | Miami, FL (KMIA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT HAD A TOTAL OF 75 GALS OF FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE ROUND TRIP FROM MIAMI TO ORLANDO & RETURN. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT NORMALLY REQUIRED 3 FLT HRS & FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS 25 GPH. THE ACFT WAS RETURNING TO MIAMI WHEN BOTH ENGS QUIT. THE PLT MADE A NIGHT FORCED LANDING 1 MI NW OF HIS DESTINATION, MIAMI INTL ARPT. THE PLT STATED THE CASUE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO POOR PREFLT PLANNING ON HIS PART.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA85IA161 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85IA161
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 January 1970 |
HP-1133IT |
Compañía Istmeña de Aviación |
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w/o |
Damaged on the ground |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Mar-2024 10:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
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