20181201023099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 335 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · December 1, 2018

Date: December 1, 2018 · 13:26 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N79HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19FA060
Reported as: Cessna 335
Reported engine: Continental Motors TSIO-520
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total

N79HPRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Cessna 335S/N 335-0047 Airframe modelCessna 335

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 09. Shortly after takeoff pilot reported fire in left engine then loss of power from left engine. Pilot turned left to attemp to return to the airport. Aircraft landed in a business park parking lot near the airport boundary and struck an office building. Aircraft was consumed by fire and both occupants suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 09. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE THEN LOSS OF POWER FROM LEFT ENGINE. PILOT TURNED LEFT TO ATTEMP TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BUSINESS PARK PARKING LOT NEAR THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY AND STRUCK AN OFFICE BUILDING. AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA19FA060Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot's improper decision to fly the unairworthy airplane and his failure to feather the left propeller following a partial loss of power from the left engine after takeoff. Also causal was the partial loss of power to the left engine due to detonation.Dec 1, 2018 · Destroyed