- Date
- November 17, 1984, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Florence, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6268BAero Commander 500
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841117062449A
- Case key
- 6711
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed short of the rwy after both engines lost power on the base leg. Th acft hit about 200 ft short of the rwy and slid through the fence onto the rwy destroying about 4 rwy lights. Investigation disclosed that the left fuel strainer drain was open and only about 1 cup of fuel remained in the acft fuel system. The plt said that the acft had 5 hours fuel on board at takeoff for the 3 hour flt. He also said that the fuel gage was not working properly. When the police arrived on the scene they found 2 open beer cans on the floor of the cockpit. No toxicology exam was conducted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6268B
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 812
- Airframe hours
- 3,755
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mew Rover Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1983 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- Staunton, VA
- Airport
- Florence Co., runway 9, 6,449 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,703 total · 110 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.