# NTSB UNK64X2407: Beech SNB-5, N90280, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1964
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2407

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1038  64/6/20    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   BEECH SNB-5         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1075
        TIME - 1350                    N90280              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE DECAL WAS MISSING AND PILOT MADE ERRONEOUS DETERMINATION OF VALVE POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90280](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90280-1965-05-21), registration cancelled 1965-05-21, S/N 67280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH SNB-5
- Registry model: [Beech SNB-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-snb-5) (registry code 1151024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradley

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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