2 fatal · Rockwell 500 · 2020-08-28 · Pembroke Park, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA20LA297
Event ID
20200828X11258
Type
Accident
Date
2020-08-28
Location
Pembroke Park, FL, USA
Coordinates
25.994443, -80.170829
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Rockwell
Model
500
Registration
N900DT
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the fatigue fracture of an electrical wire in the tank unit or fuel transmitter, which likely resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication.