- Date
- September 7, 1984, 21:10 local (Sep 8, 1984, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N89PBCessna 402C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840907076829A
- Case key
- 31014
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, both engs lost power & a wheels up landing was made in an open field. The acft was destroyed by impact & fire. An investigation revealed that the acft had been refuel with jet-a fuel rather than 100 low lead avgas. The lineman had inadvertently used the jet-a fuel truck which was identical to the avgas truck except for a decal, appx 4' by 16', which identified the type of fuel. The lineman stated that his training consisted of appx 30 min of reading the company maintenance manual on how to refuel the different company acft, then was given on-the-job training for a brief time. When he went to refuel N89PB prior to the accident flt, he went to the parking space where the avgas truck was normally parked, but on that occasion, the jet-a fuel truck was there.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 402C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402C0650
- Airframe hours
- 1,495
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-VB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Provincetown-Boston Airlines
- Registered owner
- Provincetown-Boston Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 6, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- APF · Naples Muni, runway 4, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,639 total · 412 in this make and model · 1,835 as pilot in command · 249 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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