- Date
- February 13, 1983, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N81416Rockwell 690A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830213003519A
- Case key
- 30767
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed into a ditch off the departure end of the rwy and burst into flames during takeoff. Witnesses said the acft did not sound like it was developing normal RPM for takeoff. One mechanic said the engines sounded like they were still in ground idle position. The surviving passenger said they didn't get enough speed to takeoff but he did not suspect any engine problems. Another ground witness said it sounded like the propellers were in very high or cruise pitch. After the accident both propellers were at or near the feather position. Toxicology studies on the pilot showed his blood alcohol level was 0.22%. He also had cirrhosis of the liver.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81416
- Reported as
- Rockwell 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11306
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE331-5-251K, 718 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles D. Howell
- Registered owner
- Allen N. Trask
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- MACA · Aruba,N.Antille
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GIF · Gilbert, runway 4, 4,000 × 100 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 14 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.