# NTSB MIA04LA024: Beech BE-76, N6013M, Daytona Beach, FL, November 18, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 18, 2003, 10:05 local (15:05 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.179721, -81.056663 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1797&lon=-81.0567&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58451 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04LA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58451/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA024 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper starting procedure which led to inadvertent activation of the propeller. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - engine(s) not operating - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause) - propeller - inadvertent activation, pilot in command ## Analysis Witnesses seated in the airplane stated that the pilot-in-command (PIC) had initially boarded the airplane and sat in the left seat. They said the PIC then said something about the starter, and before saying anything else, stepped out of the cockpit and went to the left propeller. They said they saw the PIC move the propeller, and the next thing they knew he had disappeared from view. After calling out to the PIC and subsequently exiting the airplane, they saw the PIC laying on the ground in a pool of blood. One of the witnesses said he then pulled the pilot to avoid the arc of the propeller, and both witnesses stated that the left propeller had moved and had struck the PIC in the head and he had incurred a serious injury. ## Factual narrative On November 18, 2003, about 1005 eastern standard time, a Beech BE-76, N6013M, registered to JHB Flying Inc., and operated by Falcon Flight Center, had the propeller strike the pilot, while the airplane was being prepared for a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated flight instructor received serious injuries, and neither the student pilot nor the one passenger in the airplane received injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The airplane was being prepared to be flown when the accident occurred. Witnesses seated in the airplane stated that the pilot-in-command (PIC) had initially boarded the airplane and sat in the left seat. They said the PIC then said something about the starter, and before saying anything else, stepped out of the cockpit and went to the left propeller. They said they saw the PIC move the propeller, and the next thing they knew he had disappeared from view. After calling out to the PIC and subsequently exiting the airplane, they saw the PIC laying on the ground in a pool of blood. One of the witnesses said he then pulled the pilot to avoid the arc of the propeller, and both witnesses stated that the left propeller had moved and had struck the PIC in the head and he had incurred a serious injury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6013M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013M-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N ME-102, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-76 - Registry model: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: ME-102 - Airframe hours: 7609 - Engines: Avco Lycoming 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: No damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Falcon Flying Center - Registered owner: JBH Flying Inc., - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 10, 2003, 65 hours before - Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: serious; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review October 23, 2003; flight hours: 1,850 total, 400 in this make and model, 1,700 as pilot in command, 158 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; injuries: none ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: DAB ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20031118037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031118037559A), Nov 18, 2003: Beech 76, Daytona Beach, FL. (-23) On November 18, 2003, at 1005EST, a Beechcraft, BE-76, N6013M, owned by jbh flying, inc., and operated by falcon flight center, had a propeller strike… 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. --- 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.