Wilmington - Fort Lauderdale

On January 17, 1990 at 09:00 AM, Wilmington - Fort Lauderdale experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Geodatos, with the event recorded near Boca Raton Florida.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While level after descending, the right engine quit. Pilot feathered the propeller, advised ATC, and was diverting to alternate when left engine quit. He positioned the left engine boost pump to high and low with negative results, but did not feather the propeller. Position of boost pumps, when engines quit, was not determined. Aircraft landed on overpass that was under construction. There was fuel leakage after accident due to aircraft damage. Fuel quantity was sufficient. Examination of aircraft revealed right engine flexible duct from turbocharger to plenum chamber separated due to loose clamp. Hose was installed and club prop installed for each engine run. Both engines operated normally. Induction air hose was pulled during right engine run. Engine ran rough due to excessive rich mixture. No determination could be made for the reason of the left engine power loss.

Aircraft reference details include registration N335GP, MSN 404-0009, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.3587°, -80.0831°.