Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, May 2, 1996, Miami-Opa L...
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on May 2, 1996 near Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate inspection of the...
- Date: May 2, 1996
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadequate inspection of the fuel line connector by company maintenance, and failure of a dry, brittle rubber connector that leaked fuel and caused a fire.
A Beech C-45 Expeditor on a positioning flight from Miami developed a fuel supply connector split after departure. It returned, and a fire broke out in the right wheel after gear extension, filling the cockpit with smoke during rollout. The aircraft rolled into a canal and no one was injured.