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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech STC18BEECH · West Palm Beach, FL · May 6, 1985

Date
May 6, 1985 · 18:14 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SAVA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57AE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA166
Reported as
Beech STC18BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,647 total2,130 in this make and model227 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.

Engine quit after liftoff due to water in fuel. Aborted takeoff, nose gear collapsed. Pilot training inadequate.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. ABORTED TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT TRAINING INADEQUATE.

NTSB investigation

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