- Date
- January 6, 1992, 16:47 local (21:47 UTC)
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8434CAero Commander 560E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920106000249A
- Case key
- 33051
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
Improper fuel tank selector position of both engines resulting in total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also, failure of the pilot to perform the emergency procedures following the loss of power from both engines.
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
During cruise flt to return to the departure arpt, the rt eng quit due to fuel starvation. The plt did not feather the propeller nor secure the eng. He was advised of a nearby arpt & diverted to land there but the lt eng quit due to fuel starvation. During the descent the acft collided with a tree & power line pole. The plt stated that he did not reposition the fuel selectors after each eng quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8434C
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 560E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 765
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-G1B6, 295 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marlor Corporation
- Registered owner
- Marlor Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1991
- Departed
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 77
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,480 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.