20200828017889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 500 S · Hallandale Beac, FL · August 28, 2020

Date
August 28, 2020 · 09:01 local
Place
Hallandale Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N900DT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20LA297
Reported as
Aero Commander 500 S
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

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

Part 91 operator. Aero Commander 500S, serial no. 3056, N900DT was owned and operated by privacy data omitted.

Aircraft was departing from pompano beach airpark (pmp) to opa locka airport (opf). Pilot reported 1000' inbound to opf. Few minutes later, pilot reported engine problems and asked to deviate to north perry airport (hwo). Aircraft descent rapidly and impacted 5th floor of storage building located at privacy data omitted, 6 miles east of north perry airport.

Aircraft fuselage, wing and engines came to rest at the parking lot of the storage building at privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 OPERATOR. AERO COMMANDER 500S, SERIAL NO. 3056, N900DT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP) TO OPA LOCKA AIRPORT (OPF). PILOT REPORTED 1000' INBOUND TO OPF. FEW MINUTES LATER, PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND ASKED TO DEVIATE TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO). AIRCRAFT DESCENT RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED 5TH FLOOR OF STORAGE BUILDING LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 6 MILES EAST OF NORTH PERRY AIRPORT.

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, WING AND ENGINES CAME TO REST AT THE PARKING LOT OF THE STORAGE BUILDING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 N900DT · 1

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