# Accident 20160425020359A: Beech 76, Pompano Beach, FL, April 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2381° N, 80.0917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2381&lon=-80.0917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709Y-2016-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,056 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160425020359A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, BEECH 76, N6709Y WITH CFI, STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER IN REAR WERE PREFROMING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILUER DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING POMPANO AIRPARK (PMP) FROM RUNWAY 10L. AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND  IMPACTED PRIVATE RESIDENCE.

## 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 ERA16FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA170), Apr 25, 2016: Beech 76 (N6709Y), Pompano Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control while demonstrating a simulated engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper response to the simulated engine…

## Other reports on N6709Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20020422008909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422008909I), Apr 22, 2002: Beech 76 (N6709Y), Jacksonville, FL. (-23) During takeoff roll at 45 knots indicated airspeed with the nose landing gear handle in the down and locked position the nose landing gear collapsed. An…
- [Incident 19840111002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840111002349I), Jan 11, 1984: Beech 76 (N6709Y), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. Gear system malfunction. No flap approach, in transit light inop. Gear collapsed on touchdown.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.