26.1223° N, 80.1434° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 6, 1982 · 16:15 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
YV270
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,140 total900 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engines quit on final from fuel depletion on one side and mismanagement of fuel selectors. Crashed on a beach.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL FROM FUEL DEPLETION ON ONE SIDE AND MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL SELECTORS.CRASHED ON A BEACH.