- Date
- November 3, 1990, 10:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N541FAero Commander 680V
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901103048519A
- Case key
- 32736
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's decision to continue takeoff with a known deficiency in the airplane - low power on both engines which resulted from open compressor surge valves. The pilot subsequently failed to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in a turn resulting in an in-flight loss of control and a stall/spin.
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 airplane had not flown since June, 1989. The flight had made 2 high-speed taxi operations before takeoff. Immediately after takeoff the flight called to land. The airplane was observed on downwind 200-800 ft AGL, 15-25 deg nose high. The airplane then stalled. The compressor surge valves for the left and right engines were found in the open position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N541F
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680V
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1609-45
- Airframe hours
- 6,288
- Engine
- Garrett TPE 331-43H, 575 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bobadilla, Pastor
- Registered owner
- Bryan, Mack L. Jr.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 3, 1988
- Airport
- Fort Lauderdale Executive
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- FXE, 1 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.