Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA84FA170

CASTLE ROCK, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N932E

AERO COMMANDER 680T

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY TRIP. ON PREVIOUS FLTS OVER THE SAME ROUTE, 2 REFUELING STOPS WERE MADE. DURING THIS TRIP, NO REFUELING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, & WHILE EN ROUTE, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & WASVECTORED & ASSIGNED THE LOWEST POSSIBLE IFR ALT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. WHEN HE ENQUIRED ABOUT NEARBY ARPTS, THE PLT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE AND ADVISED TO FIND A ROAD OR SUITABLE AREA TO LAND. THE PLT OVERSHOT A ROAD AFTER FEATHERING BOTH ENGINES AND CRASHED ON AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. BOTH PROPS WERE IN THE FEATHERED POSITION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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