# Accident 20041102031119A: Rawdon T1, Hollywood, FL, November 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2004, 12:14 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0014° N, 80.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0014&lon=-80.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2706D-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rawdon T1 (registry code 7500102, https://openairdocs.org/model/rawdon-t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAWDON T1
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102031119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004, AT ABOUT 1216 EST, A RAWDON T-1, N2607D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY VAN WAGNER AERIAL MEDIA LLC, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AERIAL ADVERTISING FLIGHT, CRASHED IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 09R AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AND THEY OBSERVED IT TURN TO THE LEFT AND WHILE IN THE TURN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE MANAGER AT THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 09R, AND WHILE IT WAS CLIMBING OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE CONTROLLER RECEIVED A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CALL FROM THE PILOT STATING THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT TURN, AND IT DESCENDED, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27R.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA020), Nov 2, 2004: Rawdon Bros. T1 (N2706D), Pembroke Pines, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot-in-command's operating the airplane with known deficiencies, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel system…

## Other reports on N2706D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000527007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527007549A), May 27, 2000: Rawdon T1 (N2706D), North Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 27, 2000, at 1545Z (11:45 local) a rowdon T-1, N2706D departed north perry airport to conduct aerial banner tow. After approximately one hour of…
- [Incident 19900704035469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704035469I), Jul 4, 1990: Rawdon T1 (N2706D), Hollywood, FL. Piece of banner fell into field on final approach. Dropped rest as untended. Banner clips were bent.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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