# Incident 20130829018719I: Beech E-55, Belle Glades, FL, August 29, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2013, 13:17 local time
- Place: Belle Glades, FL
- Airport: Belle Glade State Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6982° N, 80.6603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLE GLADE STATE MUNI (X10), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6982&lon=-80.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888BF-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,221 total, 300 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130829018719I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2013 AT 13:17 PM PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ATC REPORTED AN ACCIDENT IN BELLE GLADES FLORIDA AIRCRAFT N888BF, BE-55. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN ROUTE TO THOMAS-UPTON (OPN) FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (FXE), WHEN HAD A RT. ENGINE FAILURE AND WENT DOWN ON ROAD.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT ON AUGUST 27, 2013.

ON AUGUST 30, 2013 TIME 09:30 AM INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT AIRCRAFT SITE LOCATED IN BELLE GLADES FLORIDA TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.

INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A VOICE RECORDING STATEMENT TAKEN BY THE PALM BEACH SHERIFF?S OFFICE THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT/ACCIDENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSPECTORS INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN. CITY: CLEWISTON FLORIDA ABOUT 15 MILES FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SITE IS LOCATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED A STATEMENT OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AND ALSO PROVIDED AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTATION FOR REVIEW.

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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