Aero Commander 100 N3684X

Summary

On 9 September 1985 at about 23:35 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N3684X, operated by John D. Clark, III, was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 September 1985 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Hill, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.8603, -80.8505

Aircraft

Aero Commander 100

Registration

N3684X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John D. Clark, III

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Titusville → New Smyrna Bch

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA85FA248

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS FIRST FLT IN HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FULL PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINS AFTER TAKE-OFF, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SWITCH FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. SECONDS LATER, THE ENG LOST POWER & ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG FAILED. AN EMERG DESCENT WAS ESTABLISHED & THEACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED & THE PLT & HIS PAX SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE PLT STATED THAT APRX ONEMONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD DRAINED APRX ONE PINT OFWATER FROM THE SINGLE DRAIN POINT IN THE FUEL SYST. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, HE STATED THAT HE HAD DRAINED THE FUEL SUMP DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION & DID NOT OBSERVE ANY WATER. ALTHOUGH BOTH FUEL TANKS RUPTERED ON IMPACT. AN EXAM OF THE LEFT TANK REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.