Miami - Miami

On December 30, 1964 at 05:00 PM, Miami - Miami experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 520, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Miami-Intl Florida.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot, sole occupant, was completing a local test flight out from Miami. Following an uneventful flight, the pilot was returning to Miami when both engines stopped simultaneously. Unable to maintain the requested altitude, he attempted to ditch the aircraft off Miami Beach. The airplane crashed into the sea at 1700LT and sank by a depth of few dozen feet. The pilot was rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4120B, MSN 520-99, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.7950°, -80.2867°.