Ft. Lauderdale Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Dania, Florida 33315
Thursday, April 28, 1983 19:35 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS ON BOTH OF ITS ENGINES. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN TO BIMINI FROM OPA-LOCKA, FL. ABOUT 75 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE ACFT. UPON THE RETURN TO FT LAUDERDALE, FL, THE LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPERATED BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PRE-EXISTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THISALSO PRECLUDED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. UPON EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT FT LAUDERDALE THE FUEL PRESSURE LIGHTS WHICH HAD BEEN FLICKERING NOW CAME ON STEADY ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PLT CUT THE MIXTURE ON THAT ENGINE AT 500 FT AGL. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE LEFT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT QUIT ALSO. THE ACFT WAS CRASH LANDED. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT ALL FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE ACFT OWNER SAID THE ACFT HAD 145 GALLONS ON BOARD PRIOR TO LEAVING FLORIDA.THE ACFT FLEW ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 2O MINUTES AT 50 GALLONS AN HOUR PLUS OFFLOADING 75 GALLONS AT BIMINI.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/28/1983
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1935
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City DANIA
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 33315
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FT. LAUDERDALE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FLL
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 100
Airport Elevation 10
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1942 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 100
Weather Observation Facility ID FLL
Elevation of weather observation facility 10
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 8
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 16
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 80
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1000
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) 2353
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 22687
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N213S
NTSB Number MIA83FA133
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model D18S
Aircraft Series Identifier D18S
Aircraft Serial Number 52-10936
Certified Max Gross Weight 9800
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 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 12 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 22
Airframe Hours 6654
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GREEN AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11510 S.W. 92 STREET
Aircraft Owner City MIAMI
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 33176
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ANTON J. KOPRIVNIK
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 11221 S.W. 158 STREET
Operator City MIAMI
Operator State FL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MYBS
Departure City BIMINI
Departure State BH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1900
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code FLL
Destination City FT. LAUDERDALE
Destination State FL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9R
Runway Length 5316
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --