ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367328
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1990 |
| Time: | 10:14 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 |
| Owner/operator: | Storm Warming Ltd |
| Registration: | N330AC |
| MSN: | M229 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1385 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boca Raton, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boca Raton, FL (KBCT) |
| Port Au Prince, OF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 150 FEET, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A DROP TO 30 PSI ON THE RIGHT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE. WHILE TURNING FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, HE SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND MOVED THE LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE AND PROP CONTROL TO MAXIMUM POWER AND RPM. HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND SELECTED A FORCE LANDING AREA IN A VACANT FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT WING TANK WAS RUPTURED BY SCRUB BUSHES AND TREES. BOTH ENGINES OPERATED NORMALLY DURING POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE RUNS.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA079
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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