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MIA89LA110

1989-03-19 · MOORE HAVEN, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2IS

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A DITCH WHICH THE AIRCRAFT HIT AS THE PILOT WAS APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID A FENCE.

Factual narrative

AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU 9,000 FT FOR 13,000 FT WITH SKYDIVERS ABOARD, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE SKYDIVERS BAILED OUT OVER THE DROP ZONE, THEN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT FROM ABOUT 7000 FT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE BEFORE REACHING THE RWY. THE PLT SAW A FENCE AHEAD & APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO AVOID HITTING THE FENCE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH AS THE PLT WAS APPLYING BRAKES & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA110.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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