- Date
- December 16, 1992, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rockledge, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGHighcraft Buccaneer II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33204
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Probable cause
The total failure of the engine-driven fuel pump on takeoff initial climb. A factor was unsuitable terrain.
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,pump - failure,totalFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableCause
Analysis
The pilot and a pilot rated passenger were flying an unregistered amphibian airplane. On takeoff the engine failed due to the failure of the fuel pump. During the forced landing the airplane received substantial damage and the pilot and pilot rated passenger received minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Highcraft Buccaneer II (BUCCANEER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 7,100
- Engine
- Rotax 582LCDC DI, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keuthen Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Juan Duarte'
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- X65 · Rockledge Airpark, runway 18, 2,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MBL, 16 nm away