At about 2040 eastern time, an amateur-built Fourwind 192 struck the Federal Reserve building in Miami. The two occupants, both pilots, were killed. The flight had departed Marathon, Fla., about 40 minutes earlier. As the airplane was transitioning north through the Miami Class B airspace and receiving VFR advisories from Approach, controllers saw it alter its course to the southeast without explanation. The controller failed to establish communications with the flight and it crashed into the building about three minutes later.
December 05, Miami, Fla. / Fourwind 192
At about 2040 eastern time, an amateur-built Fourwind 192 struck the Federal Reserve building in Miami. The two occupants, both pilots, were killed. The flight had departed Marathon, Fla., about 40 minutes earlier. As the airplane was transitioning north through the Miami Class B airspace and receiving VFR advisories from Approach, controllers saw it alter its course to the southeast without explanation. The controller failed to establish communications with the flight and it crashed into the building about three minutes later....
Key Takeaways:
- An amateur-built Fourwind 192 crashed into the Federal Reserve building in Miami, resulting in the deaths of both pilot occupants.
- The aircraft, while transitioning through Miami Class B airspace and receiving VFR advisories, inexplicably altered its course to the southeast.
- Air traffic controllers failed to establish communications with the flight after its course change, with the crash occurring approximately three minutes later.
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