19790517031379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rkwell 500A · Treasure Cay, Bahamas · May 17, 1979

Date
May 17, 1979 · 17:15 local
Place
Treasure Cay, Bahamas
Airport
Treasure Cay
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3836C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DA104
Reported as
Rkwell 500A
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,770 total1,077 in this make and model365 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost rt engine on takeoff. Left wing hit trees, continued out over water. Left engine overheated. Ditched in ocean.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. LEFT WING HIT TREES, CONTINUED OUT OVER WATER. LEFT ENGINE OVERHEATED. DITCHED IN OCEAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.