ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384693
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1982 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B |
| Owner/operator: | Jaime Taurel |
| Registration: | Y207P |
| MSN: | 421B-0517 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1601 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-H2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ft. Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | PORT-AU-PRINCE (C ) |
| Ft.lauderdale, FL (C ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
REPORTEDLY, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL WITH THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLES TO BE SURE THEY WERE BOTH IN THE INDENT, WHICH THEY WERE. HE THEN TURNED THE RIGHT SELECTOR TO THE "LEFT MAIN" POSITION. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE BEACH. HE MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE UP AND TURNED TO PARALLEL THE BEACH. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, HE SAW A MAN SITTING DIRECTLY IN HIS PATH AND MANEUVERED TO LAND CLOSER TO THE WATER ON SLOPING TERRAIN. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE SAND AS THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT 2/3 FULL, THE RIGHT AUX TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 5 GAL OF FUEL AND THE LEFT MAIN AND AUX TANKS WERE EMPTY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82FA092
History of this aircraft
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| 1 January 1970 | YV-270P | private |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 13:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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