C-FBCR — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

March 18, 1999Accident
Prior to departure the pilot believed that his airplane contained between 30 and 40 gallons of fuel, adequate for a 15-minute-long flight to another airport where he could purchase additional fuel. The pilot reported the fuel gauge registered 40 gallons, so he departed.
Rockwell Aero Commander 500
Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (March 18, 1999).

March 18, 1999Accidentdestroyed
Rockwell International COMMANDER 500B · Shelter Cove · A99F0021
A99F0021: According to a preliminary NTSB report, the Rockwell Commander (C-FBCR) was departing Shelter Cove Airport, California, for Willits Airport, California, with the pilot and one passenger on board. During initial takeoff climb, both engines suffered a total power loss. The aircraft was ditched in the Pacific…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).