- Date
- November 23, 1985, 08:05 local (13:05 UTC)
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3862YBeech 58
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851123058009A
- Case key
- 31715
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the plt took off on rwy 4, then turned left toward the southwest & flew parallel with the rwy at a distance of about 1/4 to 1/2 mi. He leveled the acft at aprx 200' AGL, just below the clouds, until aprx abeam of midfield, then he turned slightly to the right. One witness reported that at about that time, the acft was 'buffeting or porpoising.' Another witness, who was driving southbound on I-95, about 3/4 mi east of the crash site, stated he sawthe acft on a westbound hdg, clear of clouds, at an alt of 200 to 300 ft AGL in aprx a level attitude, when it suddenly 'nosed down' to the ground. The acft impacted in a residential area while in a steep dscnt. No preimpact mechanical problem was fnd. The acft was estimated to be aprx 600 lbs over its max gross wt limit of 5400 lbs with the CG .27 to .97 inch behind the aft limit.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3862Y
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-1246
- Airframe hours
- 391
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-CB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wndell L. Carr
- Registered owner
- Carr Enterprises Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1985 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- BCT
- Destination
- MYAM · Marsh Harbor, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BCT · Boca Raton Public Arpt, runway 4, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 756 total · 362 in this make and model · 579 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.