19831211060499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Multec D-16A · Everglades City, FL · December 11, 1983

Date
December 11, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Everglades City, FL
Airport
Everglades City
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N704T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84FA043
Reported as
Multec D16A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total200 in this make and model20 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.

Both engines quit on takeoff. Hit the water in a steep bank. Fuel line from the one main tank ruptured. Tank empty.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON TAKEOFF. HIT THE WATER IN A STEEP BANK. FUEL LINE FROM THE ONE MAIN TANK RUPTURED. TANK EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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