- Date
- May 2, 1985, 04:50 local (08:50 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N48VMBritten-Norman BN-2A-27
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850502056519I
- Case key
- 31288
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Analysis
The acft had a total of 75 gals of fuel on board for the round trip from Miami to orlando & return. The plt stated that the flight normally required 3 flt hrs & fuel consumption was 25 gph. The acft was returning to Miami when both engs quit. The plt made a night forced landing 1 mi nw of his destination, Miami intl arpt. The plt stated the casue of this accident was fuel exhaustion due to poor preflt planning on his part.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48VM
- Reported as
- Britten-Norman BN-2A-27
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 750
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Cargo America
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 28, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami International, runway 12, 9,601 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,005 total · 30 in this make and model · 905 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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