Aero Commander 680FL N11GT

Summary

On 2 August 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL registered N11GT, operated by McLaughlin, was involved in an accident near Alabaster, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alabaster, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Shelby County (21A)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aero Commander 680FL

Registration

N11GT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

McLaughlin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alabaster → Alabaster

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL82DA223

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PRIOR TO THE POST-MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FLIGHT THE PILOT/OWNER, WHO IS A CERTIFICATED A&P MECHANCIC, HAD BEEN CALIBRATING THE FUEL FLOW ON THE RIGHT ENG FUEL INJECTOR PUMP. AN EXTERNAL LINE HAD BEEN CONNECTED TO THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER FITTING OF THE FUEL INJECTOR. PRIOR TO THE TEST FLIGHT THE EXTERNAL LINE WAS REMOVED & THE FUEL FLOW REPLACED. ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT OBSERVED FLAMES FROM 25 TO 15 PSI. THE RIGHT ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & THE PROP FEATHERED. AFTER LANDING THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT & THE ACFT WAS ABANDONED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.