NTSB Identification: MIA68F0475
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Aircraft: VOLMER VJ22, registration: N8301----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-0787 68/3/23 BOCA RATON,FLA VOLMER VJ22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 488
TIME - 1515 N8301 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA RATON
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
CLEAR UNLIMITED
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 70
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
315 20
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR NONE
REMARKS- FUEL GUAGES INACCURATE. PLT MISJUDGED 20K WINDS, GUSTING,LANDED ADJACENT TO RNWY ON GRASS.
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