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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · September 19, 2020

Date: September 19, 2020 · 12:00 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ISCA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N257SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA331
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,290 total2,000 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N257SHRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052121 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

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

Piper PA-31-350, N257SH, serial number 31-8052121, on a charter flight with FAA 135 certificate no. ISCA092F, privacy data omitted., with 1 pilot and 7 passenger on board departing freeport Bahamas international airport (mydf) bound for Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe). Pilot stated aircraft ran out of fuel crash landing on grass area between runway 09 and taxiway hitting multiple taxiway signs. Aircraft sustain damage to nose wheel, nose cone and both engine impacting soft sand. N257SH owned byprivacy data omitted, inc., from sarasota, Florida and operated by privacy data omittedno injuries to passengers or pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER PA-31-350, N257SH, SERIAL NUMBER 31-8052121, ON A CHARTER FLIGHT WITH FAA 135 CERTIFICATE NO. ISCA092F, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., WITH 1 PILOT AND 7 PASSENGER ON BOARD DEPARTING FREEPORT BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYDF) BOUND FOR FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE). PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL CRASH LANDING ON GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 09 AND TAXIWAY HITTING MULTIPLE TAXIWAY SIGNS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL, NOSE CONE AND BOTH ENGINE IMPACTING SOFT SAND. N257SH OWNED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INC., FROM SARASOTA, FLORIDA AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR 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.

NTSB ERA20LA331Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue to the destination following the loss of engine power to the first engine.Sep 19, 2020 · Substantial damage