19850502056519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bnorm BN2A27 · Miami, FL · May 2, 1985

Date
May 2, 1985 · 04:50 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MERA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N48VM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85IA161
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A27
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,005 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel near destination airport. Poor preflight planning according to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION AIRPORT. POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING ACCORDING TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.