# NTSB MKC84LA062: Aero Commander 690A, N83MC, Liberty, MO, January 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 20, 1984, 23:50 local (Jan 21, 1984, 05:50 UTC)
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Coordinates: 39.239498, -94.409858 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2395&lon=-94.4099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33620/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA062

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83MC-1991-09-13), registration cancelled 1991-09-13, S/N 11124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 690A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (registry code 0141722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11124
- Airframe hours: 39582
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840120001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840120001809A), Jan 20, 1984: Gulstm 690A, Liberty, MO, Substantial damage. Low fuel light near destination. Ten mins later engine quit. Came into hot. Landed frozen pond. Fuel tanks empty.

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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