- Date
- March 7, 1990, 09:14 local (14:14 UTC)
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N330ACBeech 76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900307017889A
- Case key
- 32631
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Probable cause
Improper remedial action by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was: loss of engine power in the right engine due to an undetermined reason.
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
The pilot stated that during a climb after takeoff at about 150 feet, he heard a loud bang followed by a drop to 30 PSI on the right engine manifold pressure gauge. While turning for a left downwind to return to the airport, he secured the right engine and moved the left engine throttle and prop control to maximum power and RPM. He stated that he could not maintain altitude and selected a force landing area in a vacant field. During the landing, the left wing tank was ruptured by scrub bushes and trees. Both engines operated normally during post-accident engine runs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N330AC
- Reported as
- Beech 76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M229
- Airframe hours
- 1,385
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Storm Warming Ltd
- Registered owner
- Storm Warning Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1989 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- BCT · Boca Raton, FL
- Destination
- MTTP · Port Au Prince, OF
- 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
- 67
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 800 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 41 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.