Walker Cay - West Palm Beach

On August 4, 1991 at 05:22 PM, Walker Cay - West Palm Beach experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Palm Beach Aviation, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in level flight the pilot reported both engines failed and all attempts to restart them were unsuccessful. The pilot then ditched the airplane in the ocean, and it sank and was not recovered. The pilot and three passengers were rescued 2 days later. According to fuel consumption estimates there should have been adequate fuel for the entire flight and a reserve.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3840C, MSN 500-698, year of manufacture 1958.