- Date
- January 17, 1990, 00:09 local (05:09 UTC)
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N335GPCessna 404
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900117001149A
- Case key
- 32617
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Probable cause
Loss of power in the right engine due to a disconnected duct between the turbocharger and the plenum chamber. The reason for the loss of power in the left engine was not determined.
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
While level after descending, the rt eng quit. Plt feathered the prop, advised ATC, & was diverting to alternate when lt eng quit. He positioned the lt eng boost pump to high & low with negative results, but did not feather the prop. Position of boost pumps, when engs quit, was not determined. Acft landed on overpass that was under construction. There was fuel leakage after accident due to acft damage. Fuel quantity was sufficient. Exam of acft revealed rt eng flexible duct from turbocharger to plenum chamber separated due to loose clamp. Hose was installed & club prop installed for each eng run. Both engs operated normally. Induction air hose was pulled during rt eng run. Eng ran rough due to excessive rich mixture. No determination could be made for the reason of the left eng power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N335GP
- Reported as
- Cessna 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 404-0009
- Airframe hours
- 3,286
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520-M, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Titan 404, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1989 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- ILG · Wilmington, DE
- Destination
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BCT · Boca Raton
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,487 total · 35 in this make and model · 1,216 as pilot in command · 225 in the last 90 days · 105 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 250° at 11 knots, gusting 11
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 19 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.