- Date
- April 9, 1993, 14:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1024JAero Commander 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930409008779A
- Case key
- 27954
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Probable cause
The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were: improper preflight planning/preparation, inadequate fuel supply, refueling stop not performed, and no suitable terrain found in the emergency landing area.
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
The pilot reported that the engine lost power while he was entering a downwind for runway 26 due to fuel exhaustion and he could not glide to the airport. He elected to land in a nearby strawberry field. He stated that he had fueled the airplane before departing landers, Wyoming, but did not refuel during the flight. The wreckage examination disclosed that both fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1024J
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24
- Airframe hours
- 768
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Albert L. Seamands
- Registered owner
- Albert L. Seamands
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 7, 1992 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- LND · Landers, WY
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,216 total · 55 in this make and model · 1,113 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMA, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.