- Date
- October 12, 1987, 14:37 local (18:37 UTC)
- Place
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26574Rockwell 700
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871012059159A
- Case key
- 31987
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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
Witnesses stated that just after takeoff, the left engine started to leave a trail of white smoke, the acft then turned left back towards the arpt & crashed into the street. Post crash examination revealed one of the left engine crankshaft counterweights failed causing the #6 cylinder connecting rod to break & puncture a hole in the upper engine case. Both propellers were found in feather.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26574
- Reported as
- Rockwell 700
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 70006
- Airframe hours
- 1,565
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-R2AD, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R.S. Jones And Associates, Inc
- Registered owner
- R.S. Jones & Associates Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1986 · 182 hours before
- Destination
- MLB · Melbourne, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,380 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PMP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.