# Accident 19940313004889A: Mrchti F260C, Miami, FL, March 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0300° N, 80.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0300&lon=-80.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260C
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313004889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR2 IN FLIGHT OF 2 ON LANDING APPROACH. LOST POWER. LANDED IN CEMETARY. HIT MARKERS. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA093), Mar 13, 1994: SIAI-Marchetti F-260-C (N260CB), Opa-Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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