- Date
- November 16, 1988, 08:41 local (13:41 UTC)
- Place
- Brandon, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2255NBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881116050759A
- Case key
- 32359
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that he diverted to an alternate arpt due to fog at his destn. While en route at aprx 2000 ft MSL, the eng lost power. The plt said he repositioned the fuel selector & turned on the boost pump, but his attempts to restart the eng were unsuccessful. During the lndg roll, the acft collided with terrain & was damaged. An exam of the acft revealed the rgt fuel tank was empty, but the left tank still contained aprx 18 gal of fuel. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft was found. The eng was started after the acdnt & it ran normally to 900 RPM, but was not operated above that speed due to a bent prop. Med cert was dated 5/19/86.
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
- N2255N
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-9580
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Roundtree Tire Sales, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Roundtree Tire Sales, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- X1Z · Delray Beach, FL
- Destination
- TPF · Tampa, FL
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,750 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 12 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.