- Date
- April 28, 1983, 19:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Dania, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N213SBeech D18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830428019679A
- Case key
- 30777
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a wooded area during a forced landing following a power loss on both of its engines. The acft had been flown to bimini from opa-locka, FL. About 75 gallons of fuel was drained from the acft. Upon the return to ft lauderdale, FL, the landing gear had to be manually operated because of a known pre-existing electrical problem. Thisalso precluded radio communications. Upon executing a touch and go landing at ft lauderdale the fuel pressure lights which had been flickering now came on steady on the right engine. The plt cut the mixture on that engine at 500 ft AGL. Almost immediately the left engine light came on and it quit also. The acft was crash landed. Post accident examination revealed that all fuel tanks were empty. The acft owner said the acft had 145 gallons on board prior to leaving Florida. The acft flew about 1 hour and 2O minutes at 50 gallons an hour plus offloading 75 gallons at bimini.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N213S
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52-10936
- Airframe hours
- 6,654
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anton J. Koprivnik
- Registered owner
- Green Aircraft Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1982 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- MYBS · Bimini
- Destination
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale, runway 9R, 5,316 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 910 total · 167 in this make and model · 770 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 80° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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