Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Opa-Locka Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Opa-Locka, Florida 33024
Sunday, March 13, 1994 14:15 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE AIRPLANE WAS NO. 2 IN A FLIGHT OF 2 FOR LANDING AFTER A SIMULATED AERIAL COMBAT FLIGHT. ON FINAL APPROACH THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A CEMETERY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING THE LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS AND THE 'SEE-THROUGH' GASCOLATOR WAS EMPTY.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE PROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/13/1994 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1415 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | OPA-LOCKA |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33024 |
| Event Date Year | 1994 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | OPA-LOCKA |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | OPF |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 270 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1418 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 90 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | OPF |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 8 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 15 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 90 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2026 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 13 1994 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1440 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 6 2000 10:51AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N260CB |
| NTSB Number | MIA94LA093 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | SIAI-Marchetti |
| Aircraft Model | F-260-C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | F-260-C |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 303 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2430 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 3 1994 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 59 |
| Airframe Hours | 3896 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | BLACKSTONE, MIKE E. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1002 AVIATION DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | MYRTLE CREEK |
| Aircraft Owner State | OR |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 97457 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | AIR COMBAT USA INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | P.O. BOX 2726 |
| Operator City | FULLERTON |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 92633 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Other Work Use |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | OPF |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1315 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | OPF |
| Destination City | OPA LOCKA |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Emergency landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |