- Date
- May 6, 1985, 18:14 local (22:14 UTC)
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57AEBeech E18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850506022799A
- Case key
- 31244
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg takeoff from rwy 13, the l eng lost pwr after the acft had climbed to about 200' AGL & accellerated to aprx 125 KTS with the gear & flaps retracted. The plt aborted the takeoff & turned the acft to land on rwy 9. However, it touched dwnin the grass after passing the intx of rwys 9 & 13, heading aprx 110 deg. After landing, the acft continued across a taxiway. Shortly thereafter, the nose gear failed, the acft nosed dwn & both props struck the gnd. The r eng mounts failed, & rprtdly, the acft lunged as the r eng folded under the wing. A pax, whose seat belt was loose, was thrown fromher seat & was injured. Water & produces of corrosion were fnd in the l aux fuel tank & in the lines & strainer for the l eng. An exam of the company crew training records & acft maint records revealed numerous omissions, improper entries &failure to document purported maint. These errors had occurred prior to & continued after the FAA had approved issuance of an air carrier operations certificate for the company. The pax's rprtd there was no preflt pax briefing bfr takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57AE
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-57
- Airframe hours
- 22,977
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Airsouth, Inc.
- Registered owner
- International Aircraft Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 1, 1985 · 143 hours before
- Departed
- PBI
- Destination
- FLL · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PBI · Palm Beach Intl, runway 13, 6,930 × 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
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,647 total · 2,130 in this make and model · 15,297 as pilot in command · 227 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.