- Date
- January 20, 1984, 23:50 local (Jan 21, 1984, 05:50 UTC)
- Place
- Liberty, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N83MCAero Commander 690A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840120001809A
- Case key
- 33620
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that approximately 15 min from his destination the low fuel light illuminated in the cockpit. The acft was flown for approx 10 min when the engines sputtered and quit. The plt stated he 'came in too hot and bounced off the rwy, pulled the gear up looked for a field or road finally coming to rest on a frozen pond. Post accident investigation revealed less than 2 gal of fuel aboard the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83MC
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11124
- Airframe hours
- 39,582
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-5-251, 717 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Central Air Charter
- Registered owner
- John D. Towner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 22G · Lorain, OH
- Destination
- KCK · Kansas City, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,460 total · 510 in this make and model · 6,250 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 3 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI, 8 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.