- Date
- March 19, 1982, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leesburg, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N567LTBeech F35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820319004579A
- Case key
- 71409
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performed
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Object - vehicleFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Object - residenceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot, who was a rock group driver, took an aircraft from the hangar without permission to joy ride members of the group. During the 2nd flight, the aircraft wing hit the bus during one of several low passes over the area. The aircraft then hit a tree and a residence. A post crash fire occurred. The pilot's last medical certificate was dated 11/16/79.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N567LT
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-4144
- Engine
- Continental E225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Andrew C. Aycock
- Registered owner
- Mike Partin
- Departed
- Leesburg, FL
- Destination
- Leesburg, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.