# NTSB MIA85IA161: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27, N48VM, Miami, FL, May 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1985, 04:50 local (08:50 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Location: 25.8076° N, 80.3193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8076&lon=-80.3193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85IA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31288/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA161

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-27
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 750
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 23; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19850502056519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502056519I), May 2, 1985: Bnorm BN2A27, Miami, FL, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel near destination airport. Poor preflight planning according to pilot.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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