- Date
- March 24, 1986, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Osteen, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N77TSPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860324049019A
- Case key
- 31491
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before the flt, the plt & pax were observed drinking alcoholic beverages on the way to the arpt. After much difficulty taxiing to the rwy, the flt was cleared for takeoff after entering the active rwy without clearance. After taking off, the acft was seen departing with the gear still extended. Shortly after departing, witnesses saw the acft near a lake flying erratic with the rgt eng sputtering. Subsequently, the acft dipped down toward the water & made a rgt turn. At about that time, the rgt wing contacted the water & the acft cartwheeled & crashed. An exam of the rgt eng revealed thatthe fuel injector line to the #6 cylinder had failed under a rubber grommet due to fatigue. Also, the fuel selectors were found positioned so that both engs would feed from the left outboard tank, a condition that was not recommended for takeoff. Additionally, the rgt prop had not been feathered. Toxicology tests showed the plt had a blood/alcohol lvl of 289 mg/dl (0.289%) & the pax had 146 mg/dl (0.146%).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77TS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-2665
- Airframe hours
- 5,935
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George C. Standen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- SFB · Sanford, FL
- Destination
- X58 · Indiantown, 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFB, 10 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.