EVERGLADES CITY, FL, USA
N704T
TEMCO RALEY D-16A
POWER WAS LOST ON BOTH ENGS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOWARDS THE SHORELINE & LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER WHILE IN A LEFT BANK & CARTWHEELED. THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE MAIN FUEL TANK SUMP & THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS RUPTURED. THE MAIN FUEL TANK & SUMP WERE VOID OF FUEL. A WITNESS AT THE ARPT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ACFT BOTTOM CENTER SECTION WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THE MAIN FUEL TANK IS THE 'COMMON FUEL SOURCE' FOR BOTH ENGS WHEN BOTH FUEL SELECTORS ARE POSITIONED TO THE MAIN TANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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