# Accident 20060911021419A: Beech 77, Live Oak, FL, September 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2006, 16:15 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Airport: Suwannee County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3003° N, 83.0300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3003&lon=-83.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3818M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3818M-2008-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911021419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 EST, A BEECHCRAFT 77, N3818M, SERIAL NUMBER WA-22, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT SUWANNEE COUNTY AIRPORT IN LIVE OAK, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AS A STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHT OUT OF LIVE OAK, FLORIDA.

## 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 DEN06LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA126), Sep 11, 2006: Beech 77 (N3818M), Live Oak, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for reasons undetermined, and an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.

## Other reports on N3818M (2)

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

- [Incident 19880427021719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427021719I), Apr 27, 1988: Beech 77 (N3818M), Rochester, NY. Allowed aircraft to veer off runway on the landing roll. Student was practicing crosswind landings.
- [Incident 19870325014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325014909I), Mar 25, 1987: Beech 77 (N3818M), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control during takeoff run. Aircraft veered off the runway damaging the propeller.

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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