- Date
- January 27, 1988, 09:47 local (14:47 UTC)
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N235UVCessna 411
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880127001419A
- Case key
- 32004
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses stated that the acft was climbing & just after takeoff, the left wing dropped, the acft then leveled off, climbed aprx 75 more feet. The acft then abruptly turned hard left & went straight in, striking a wall surrounding a swimming pool, burst into flames & was consumed by post crash fire. Examination of the left engine revealed evidence that suggests that water was injested into the cylinders prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N235UV
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 411-0052
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-C-7, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Brien
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1987
- Departed
- VNC · Venice, FL
- Destination
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 50 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.
Other investigations on N235UV · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.