Lorain - Kansas City

The pilot stated that approximately 15 minutes from his destination the low fuel light illuminated in the cockpit. The aircraft was flown for approximately 10 minutes when the engines sputtered and quit. The pilot stated he 'came in too hot' and bounced off the runway, pulled the gear up looked for a field or road finally coming to rest on a frozen pond. Post accident investigation revealed less than 2 gallons of fuel aboard the aircraft.

Flight / Schedule

Lorain - Kansas City

Registration

N83MC

MSN

690-11124

Year of Manufacture

1973

Date

January 20, 1984 at 11:50 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Liberty Missouri

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

39.2465°, -94.4191°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On January 20, 1984 at 11:50 PM, Lorain - Kansas City experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Central Air Charter, with the event recorded near Liberty Missouri.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 human factor. The pilot stated that approximately 15 minutes from his destination the low fuel light illuminated in the cockpit. The aircraft was flown for approximately 10 minutes when the engines sputtered and quit. The pilot stated he 'came in too hot' and bounced off the runway, pulled the gear up looked for a field or road finally coming to rest on a frozen pond. Post accident investigation revealed less than 2 gallons of fuel aboard the aircraft.

Aircraft reference details include registration N83MC, MSN 690-11124, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.2465°, -94.4191°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot stated that approximately 15 minutes from his destination the low fuel light illuminated in the cockpit. The aircraft was flown for approximately 10 minutes when the engines sputtered and quit. The pilot stated he 'came in too hot' and bounced off the runway, pulled the gear up looked for a field or road finally coming to rest on a frozen pond. Post accident investigation revealed less than 2 gallons of fuel aboard the aircraft.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Lorain - Kansas City

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N83MC

MSN

690-11124

Year of Manufacture

1973