Rockwell 500 accident near Pembroke Park, FL

On August 28, 2020, a Rockwell 500 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Park, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

August 28, 2020

Place

Pembroke Park, FL

Aircraft

Rockwell 500 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

25.994°N, 80.171°W

NTSB ID

20200828X11258

Official records · ERA20LA297

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Google Earth Plot Of Ads-B Targets, Select Communication, Departure And Original Destination Airports, And Diversion Air: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription Of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Chronological Summary Of Flight Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 28, 2020, about 0902 eastern daylight time, an Aero Commander 500-S, N900DT, was destroyed when it impacted a building near Pembroke Park, Florida. The commercial pilot and airline transport pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 familiarization flight. The purpose of the flight was for the right-seat pilot, who was pilot-in-command, to familiarize the left-seat pilot with the airplane. Two individuals associated with the facility that maintained the airplane asked the pilot whether he wanted to fuel the airplane or have it towed to the fuel pump. The pilot responded that he planned to fuel the airplane at the intended destination, Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and air traffic control information, after takeoff about 0852, the airplane proceeded in a southeast direction to the shore, then flew in a south-southwest direction just offshore. About 0858, when the airplane was about 13 nautical miles northeast of OPF, an occupant of the airplane contacted the OPF air traffic control tower and advised the controller that the airplane was inbound. The airplane continued in a south-southwesterly direction while climbing to 1,100 ft mean sea level (msl). At 0859:49, or 1 minute 49 seconds after the initial contact with the tower controller, an occupant advised the controller of an “engine problem” and that they would be diverting to North Perry Airport (HWO)

Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the fatigue fracture of an electrical wire in the tank unit or fuel transmitter, which likely resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.