- Date
- April 14, 1983, 15:08 local (20:08 UTC)
- Place
- Hollywood, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N444PVBeech G18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830414018799A
- Case key
- 30775
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that start, taxi & takeoff were normal until after he raised the gear handle & the acft was climbing thru aprx 150 to 200 ft AGL. At that time, he noticed that the left eng RPM was decaying. There was insufficient rwy remaining to abort, so he elected to feather the left eng & continue the takeoff. The left prop stopped rotating before it feathered. With additional drag from the left prop, the acft would not climb or maintain level ftl. The plt was able to fly the acft over buildings & other obstacles (up to 75 ft tall) near the arpt boundry. Just beyond these obstacles, the acft struck trees & crashed in a wooded area. There was a small post-impact fire near the accessory section of the right eng. An exam & teardown of the left eng revealed that an impeller shaft bearing, pratt & whitney part number 288943, had failed & allowed the impeller to rub against the diffuser. No other preimpact failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444PV
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA598
- Airframe hours
- 5,463
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Walker'S Interl., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 21, 1982 · 67 hours before
- Destination
- ZWC · Walker'S Cay Bh
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale Hw. Intl., runway 9L, 8,048 × 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,810 total · 800 in this make and model · 5,695 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 50 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.