No fatalities
26 Dec 2024: BEECH BE-76 NO SERIES — MELBOURNE FLIGHT TRAINING LLC — Melbourne, FL
On 26 Dec 2024, a BEECH BE-76 NO SERIES operated by MELBOURNE FLIGHT TRAINING LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Melbourne, FL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent forced landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent forced landing.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotFlight crew