- Date
- September 26, 1987, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N417Beech B35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870926056289A
- Case key
- 31785
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Analysis
The plt bgn taking off on a pvt 1800' grass strip which had trees nr the edges. Aprx 1575' fm the threshold, there was a parked acft nr the left side of the strip with its rgt wing protruding over the rwy area. While taking off with a rgt qtrg tail wind, the left wing of the depg acft hit the top of a tree at about 50' AGL (82' MSL). The tree was located aprx 90' byd the parked acft & nr the left edge of the rwy. Subsequently, the acft crashed in a lake nr the end of the rwy. Rprtdly, the eng was operg at hi pwr when the acdnt occurred. About 15 mi north at orlando, FL, the wx was in part: 4100' scattered, vis 7 mi, wind 090 deg at 10 KTS, temp 87 deg, dew point 62 deg. Two tests were made of the plt's blood. One (a serum test) indcd a very low level of alcohol, but the other test was negative for both alcohol & drugs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N417
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-2614
- Airframe hours
- 2,658
- Engine
- Continental E-185-8, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James G. Kersey
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 5, 1986 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 33, 1,800 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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