- Date
- April 6, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- Y207PCessna 421B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 70778
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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
Reportedly, the left engine quit during an approach to land while the aircraft was at about 500 ft AGL with the gear and flaps down. The pilot stated that he immediately checked the fuel selector handles to be sure they were both in the indent, which they were. He then turned the right selector to the "left main" position. Shortly after that, the right engine quit. The pilot elected to land on the beach. He moved the gear handle up and turned to parallel the beach. Just before touchdown, he saw a man sitting directly in his path and maneuvered to land closer to the water on sloping terrain. During touchdown, the right wing dug into the sand as the aircraft crash landed. An investigation revealed that the right main fuel tank was about 2/3 full, the right aux tank contained about 5 gal of fuel and the left main and aux tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- Y207P
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421B-0517
- Airframe hours
- 1,601
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-H2, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Jaime Taurel
- Registered owner
- Jaime Taurel
- Departed
- C · Port-Au-Prince
- Destination
- C · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 27, 8,048 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,140 total · 900 in this make and model · 66 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg