- Date
- July 29, 1987, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Hollywood, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 minor; on the ground: 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9003HCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870729040139A
- Case key
- 31773
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he performed a thorough preflight of the acft to include the draining of the sumps & fuel strainer and no water was found. After takeoff while on the downwind leg, the eng quit. The plt attempted to return to the airport; however, the acft collided with a powerline, tree and vehicle before coming to rest on a roadway. Four individuals on the ground (in the vehicle) received minor injuries and one received no injuries. Post crash examination of the fuel system revealed that approximately 10 ounces of water was found in the fuel strainer. According to the pilotthe aircraft was tied down outside, uncovered for at least a month prior to the accident. Local residents stated that a substantial amount of rain had fallen in the month prior to the accident. No other preimpact malfunction/failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9003H
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503412
- Airframe hours
- 1,846
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eduardo Escobar
- Registered owner
- Scorpion Charter Airways, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1986 · 370 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 600 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWO
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 N9003H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.