- Date
- April 11, 1986, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Pedro, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N112CSBeagle B206-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860411011369A
- Case key
- 31496
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Analysis
Immediately after take-off, the left eng seized & the prop stopped due to a connecting rod failure. Witnesses reported that about 200 ft above the ground, the acft rolled to the left and collided with a powerline before crashing to the ground in a near inverted attitude. The plt had recently remarked to one of his employees that he had not done well on a recent simulated eng out procedure with a flt instructor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112CS
- Reported as
- Beagle B206-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B206/063
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520C, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John H. Hartigan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 23, 1986 · 27 hours before
- Destination
- HOT · Hot Springs, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OCF, 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.