# Accident 20200828017889A: Aero Commander 500 S, Hallandale Beac, FL, August 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2020, 09:01 local time
- Place: Hallandale Beac, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9944° N, 80.1708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9944&lon=-80.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900DT-2021-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500 S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200828017889A

## Narrative

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

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^.

## 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 ERA20LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA297), Aug 28, 2020: Rockwell 500 (N900DT), Pembroke Park, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the fatigue fracture of an electrical wire in the tank unit or fuel transmitter, which likely resulted in…

## Other reports on N900DT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080813849969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080813849969I), Aug 13, 2008: Aeroco 500S (N900DT), Redding, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After takeoff pilot tried to retract the landing gear and the nose gear would not retract. Pilot made several attempts to cycle the gear and the nose…

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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