- Date
- August 19, 1983, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Perrine, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N103HLCondor II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830819043079A
- Case key
- 30801
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was on a flt to test a new liquid cooled eng & its radiator size & location. On previous flts, he had noted inadequate cooling. Company personnel had moved the radiator to improved its efficiency. On the previous flt, the plt noted that the temp gage had failed. He landed on the company's grass strip, & with assistance, drained the coolant sys, changed the gage & reportedly reserviced the sys with coolant that had been drained & saved. The plt stated that prior to takeoff, he opened the radiator cap & had seen coolant in the neck of the upper surge tank. After taking off, he noted an excessively hi coolant temp. He reduced the power to prevent heat damage to the eng & maneuvered to land. According to witnesses, the acft shuddered, pitched nose down & crashed. An exam of the acft revealed no preimpact failure. Only about 2 cups of coolant was found in the sys. The cooling sys held about 1 gal of coolant. A 1 gal container used to drain & service the acft was found about 5/8 ful of coolant.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N103HL
- Reported as
- Condor II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 83-105-2
- Engine
- Kawasaki 436CC TC440C, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Condor Aircraft, Inc.
- Departed
- Perrine, FL
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 8 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.