- Date
- February 24, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Simon, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4802WRockwell Commander 114
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820224005549A
- Case key
- 72510
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After refueling at abilene the aircraft departed around noon on the second leg of a flight to repossess the aircraft. The pilot stated that he ran the engine at full rich with the fuel flow meter reading 18 gph. Using this figure the aircraft should have run out of fuel after 3.77 hours of flight. The passenger, a rated pilot sitting in the right front seat, suggested that they stop for fuel at least twice during the flight, however the pilot elected to continue. The engine ran out of fuel at approximately 1630 CST and a forced landing was made next to a freeway overpass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4802W
- Reported as
- Rockwell Commander 114 (COMMANDER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14122
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- George Negron
- Registered owner
- George Negron
- Departed
- Abilene, TX
- Destination
- Deming, NM
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 95 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.