- Date
- July 21, 1990, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Plant City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4429NBoeing B75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900721030769A
- Case key
- 32684
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Probable cause
Engine failure for undetermined reasons resulting in the forced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had been flown for about 20 minutes prior to the accident flt with no problem. With about 20 gals of fuel aboard, the plt preflighted the acft for the next flt but did not check the fuel system for contaminants. The eng run-up prior to departure was normal. Shortly after takeoff at an alt of about 300 ft, after the initial power reduction, the eng quit. Unable to return to the arpt, the plt landed the acft in a field, during which, it collided with a fence & ditch. The collision with the ditch collapsed the landing gear. Exam of the eng revealed no evidence of catastrophic failure or malfunction. The fuel was tested for contaminants. None were found. No further exam was conducted; therefore, no determination could be made as to the reason for the loss of eng power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4429N
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-6635
- Airframe hours
- 2,435
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. Mcmurtry & C. Cunningham
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1990 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- X17 · Plant City Municipal, runway 9, 3,350 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 7,057 total · 55 in this make and model · 6,627 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 8 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 N4429N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.