- Date
- December 8, 1982, 22:30 local (Dec 9, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90692Piper PA-601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821208062769A
- Case key
- 72911
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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.
Analysis
Two minutes after takeoff the plt reported a loss of the left eng. He was immediately cleared for a landing at eglin afb. While maneuvering for a landing the left eng & wing separated from the acft. The eng was separated from the wing & showed evidence of in flight fire. The most intense heat was in the eng accessory section in the area between the bendix fuel servo & the inboard turbocharger. There was extensive fire damage to the oil & fuel lines on the right side of the accessory section, the oil dipstick showed no oil & there was no evidence to show that the oil had spilled in the impact crater. About 25 min prior to takeoff the plt telephoned the maint. Facility who had accomplished recent major repairs on the acft & related he was experiencing difficulty with the left throttle. The plt was advised to have a mechanic check it out.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90692
- Reported as
- Piper PA-601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P-0335-097
- Airframe hours
- 1,035
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry D. Beck
- Registered owner
- Graham W. Wood
- Departed
- C · Destin, FL
- Destination
- C · Huntsville, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Eglin, Afb, runway 12, 12,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 959 total · 200 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.