- Date
- August 1, 1982, 19:15 local (Aug 2, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alabaster, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11GTAero Commander 680FL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820801054739A
- Case key
- 69705
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Prior to the post-maintenance inspection flight the pilot/owner, who is a certificated A&P mechancic, had been calibrating the fuel flow on the right eng fuel injector pump. An external line had been connected to the fuel flow transmitter fitting of the fuel injector. Prior to the test flight the external line was removed & the fuel flow replaced. About 10 min after takeoff the plt observed flames from 25 to 15 PSI. The right eng was shut down & the prop feathered. After landing the plt was unable to taxi the acft & the acft was abandoned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11GT
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1357-36
- Airframe hours
- 3,516
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mclaughlin
- Registered owner
- Mclaughlin
- Departed
- 21A · Alabaster, AL
- Destination
- 21A · Alabaster, AL
- Airport
- 21A · Shelby County, runway 33, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,205 total · 1,710 in this make and model · 7,110 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.