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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500RKWELL · West Palm Beach, FL · August 4, 1991

Date
August 4, 1991 · 17:22 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PVBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3840C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA193
Reported as
Gulstm 500RKWELL
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,310 total296 in this make and model81 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.

Both engines quit after leaving Bahamas. Ditched in ocean and sank.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT AFTER LEAVING BAHAMAS. DITCHED IN OCEAN AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3840C · 1

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