Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• On 12 June 1979, Douglas DC-3D N427W of Bradley Aviation crashed shortly after take-off when take-off was attempted at too low an airspeed. Both crew were killed. The pilot did not have a rating to fly the DC-3 and the aircraft did not have a certificate of airworthiness.

• On 20 February 2004 a Learjet 25B owned by Skylinks Jets overran runway 8 by about 1,750 feet (530 m) feet. The aircraft touched down midway along the runway. A complete loss of brakes and a failed emergency drag-chute resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway, crashing through the airport perimeter fence, across a four-lane highway and coming to a rest at a warehouse structure. The cause of the accident was the pilot-in-commands mis-calculation of fuel needed and a failure of the flight crew to deploy the emergency drag-chute and main-gear brakes upon landing.

• On 13 June 2005, Douglas R4D-8 N3906J of Air Pony Express suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off on an international cargo flight to Marsh Harbour Airport, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. The aircraft was written off when it was put down on a road in the Coral Ridge Isles neighbourhood, hitting trees and a building and subsequently catching fire. The engine that failed had had maintenance work performed immediately before the accident flight.

• Preliminary reports indicate that a Cessna 421 crashed shortly after take off from the airport around 11:20 a.m., April 17, 2009. Local authorities stated the aircraft crashed into a vacant home located about two miles (3 km) from the airport. The aircraft was en route to Fernandina Beach, Florida near Jacksonville and was due to arrive at 13:00. The Federal Aviation Administration indicated that one person was on board the aircraft. Sebring Air Charter of Tamarac, Florida is listed on FAA records as the owner of the aircraft. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.