Incident
A local demonstration flight at Miami-Opa Locka Airport ended in a crash after both engines failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane, which subsequently struck several houses in Miami Lakes, located west of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed in the impact, and both occupants sustained serious injuries.
Probable Cause
According to the official investigation, the probable cause of the accident was an engine failure during traffic pattern/circling and a subsequent collision with buildings due to mismanagement of fuel. Contributing factors included inattentiveness to the fuel supply, fuel starvation, failure to use the checklist, failure of both engines, 70 gallons of fuel in the right tank, and an empty left tank.