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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gruman G73T · Key West, FL · March 18, 1994

Date
March 18, 1994 · 11:43 local
Place
Key West, FL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N150FB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94FA097
Reported as
Gruman G73T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Moored to dock several hours. Observed to pitch up on water takeoff. Had failed check bilge or use pumps reflight.

As the FAA filed it

MOORED TO DOCK SEVERAL HOURS. OBSERVED TO PITCH UP ON WATER TAKEOFF. HAD FAILED CHECK BILGE OR USE PUMPS REFLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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