- Date
- September 10, 1983, 07:59 local (11:59 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N256ELCessna C-114A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830910047979A
- Case key
- 30806
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed while maneuvering at low airspeed and altitude right after takeoff. The plt said the left engine started losing power intermittently at 90 KTS. The plt had rotated the acft and tried to continue the takeoff. He was cleared to land on any rwy and in attempting a turn with landing gear and partial flaps extended control was lost and a crash occurred. The acft flt manual states that if an engine fails below 105 mph the takeoff should be aborted. An on scene examination revealed no evidence to suggest a pre-impact failure or malfunction. Both propellers showed evidence of torsional overload damage. When the engines were further examined the left engine fuel strainer was partially cloggedwith dirt. During a run-up test the left engine would not develope more than 23 inches hg. At 2750 RPM and magneto RPM drop was erratic. The engine would not run with the aux fuel boost pump off. The reason for the low power output was a disconnected pressure line for the turbocharger which appeared to have been disconnected for some time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N256EL
- Reported as
- Cessna C-114A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 411-0242
- Airframe hours
- 2,439
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-C, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martin Bilt
- Registered owner
- Bertram E. Weech
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- FXE · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- ATL · Atlantic, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FXE · Ft.Lauderdale Executive, runway 8, 6,000 × 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,200 total · 500 in this make and model · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N256EL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.