# Accident 20190628011219A: Beech 77, Leesburg, FL, June 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2019, 10:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 81.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-81.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1802Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1802Y-2020-01-06) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628011219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA19LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA217), Jun 28, 2019: Beech 77 (N1802Y), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the flight instructor's decision not to use carburetor heat.

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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