Accident Cessna 337A N5394S, Friday 28 February 1986

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Date:	Friday 28 February 1986
Time:	02:28 LT
Type:	Cessna 337A
Owner/operator:	Bo Hans Gartner
Registration:	N5394S
MSN:	337-0494
Year of manufacture:	1966
Total airframe hrs:	3133 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-360-C/D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Key Biscayne, FL - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Curacao, OF (MACC)
Destination airport:	Miami, FL (KMIA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FOR APRX 7 HRS AND 15 MINS DURING A FLT FROM CURACAO, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. NEARING MIAMI, BOTH ENGS FAILED WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF EACH OTHER AND THE PLT PERFORMED A NIGHT DITCHING. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AUX FUEL TANKS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY OF THE ACFT HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED.

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