What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 28th, 2019 at 10:15 am, aircraft N1802Y, a Beech BE-77 aircraft, crashed into a heavily forested unimproved area in the vicinity of Leesburg FL. Airport. Upon the takeoff portion of a touch and go manuever, the crew reported a loss of available power. The power available was not sufficient to sustain flight, and the crew elected to conduct a crash landing into a forested area as opposed to landing into the lake off the departure end of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash sequence, but the crew sustained only minor injuries.
As the engine was both damaged in the crash and submerged in swamp water, no initial indications of a cause to the limited power were identified. NTSB has scheduled an inspection of the engine at a later date to determine the cause.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 28TH, 2019 AT 10:15 AM, AIRCRAFT N1802Y, A BEECH BE-77 AIRCRAFT, CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY FORESTED UNIMPROVED AREA IN THE VICINITY OF LEESBURG FL. AIRPORT. UPON THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO MANUEVER, THE CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF AVAILABLE POWER. THE POWER AVAILABLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, AND THE CREW ELECTED TO CONDUCT A CRASH LANDING INTO A FORESTED AREA AS OPPOSED TO LANDING INTO THE LAKE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH SEQUENCE, BUT THE CREW SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
AS THE ENGINE WAS BOTH DAMAGED IN THE CRASH AND SUBMERGED IN SWAMP WATER, NO INITIAL INDICATIONS OF A CAUSE TO THE LIMITED POWER WERE IDENTIFIED. NTSB HAS SCHEDULED AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT A LATER DATE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.