Timm N2T-1 accident near Pompano Beach, Florida, January 31, 1988
On January 31, 1988 at about 10:20 pm local time, a Timm N2T-1, registered N60789, was destroyed in an accident near Pompano Beach, Florida (Fort Lauderdale Executive airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 31, 1988 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Pompano Beach, Florida · Fort Lauderdale Executive · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Timm N2T-1 · all N2T-1s on the register
- Registration
- N60789 · registry record · serial 148
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON SHORT FINAL. WHILE MAKING FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A CAR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AND CRASH SITE REVEALED THE ACFT TO CONTAIN APPROX. 3 OUNCES OF FUEL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE PRIOR TO THE CRASH OR AT THE CRASH SITE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE. THE PLT STATED SHE DEPARTED WITH 42 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PAX STATED THEY FLEW APPROX. 3 HOURS. THE ENGINE IN THIS ACFT BURNS BETWEEN 13.5 AND 14.5 GALLONS PER HOUR ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EAA WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT. THE ACFT'S MECHANICAL FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN STUCK ON 34 GALLONS. THERE IS NO OTHER METHOD TO CHECK FUEL QUANTITY IN THE ACFT EXCEPT BY THE GAUGE. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 34 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 3,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,679 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 29, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 2,725 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental W-670-6A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: La Belle FL at 8:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 4,000 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:20 pm from FXE, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA88FA097.