ATL82FKQ03

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmndr 520 · Biloxi, MS · October 16, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 16, 1981
Place
Biloxi, MS · BILOXI, MS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2605BAero Cmndr 520
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811016067989A
Case key
123787

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2091  81/10/16   BILOXI,MS           AERO CMNDR 520      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1496
        TIME - 1400                    N2605B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 507 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEESLER AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                BATON ROUGE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAK DRG 1ST FLT AFT FUEL CELL REPAIR.ENGS SHTDN/GEAR NOT FULLY EXTDD BFR LNDG.FIRE AFT TCHDN

Aircraft

Registration
N2605B
Reported as
Aero Cmndr 520
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Keesler Afb

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N2605B · 1

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