- Date
- July 28, 1983, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bayport, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6878SNorth American Rockwell 680
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830728035819A
- Case key
- 35067
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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
At about 60 ft AGL black smoke was observed coming from the left eng. The acft continued a climb in a nose high attitude& the nose pitched down & the acft rolled inverted. Eng teardown revealed extensive damage to the supercharger assembly. The impeller shaft was bent & its associated bearing damaged. The acft had not flown for about 14 yrs. Eng service instructions describe pre-oiling of the supercharger drive shaft bearing after any prolonged period of inactivity. The owner, a paraplegic, was seated in the left seat. The plt seated in the right seat had a history of heart & pulmonary disease. The gear & flaps were in the down position. Prior to departure, a witness asked the owner 'are you doing the elevators and ailerons and is he your rudders.' The owner responded with 'we have an arrangement.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6878S
- Reported as
- North American Rockwell 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 409-85
- Airframe hours
- 4,967
- Engine
- Lycoming GSO-480-B1AC, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tomar Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 22, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Destination
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Airport
- 23N · Bayport, runway 18, 2,740 × 120 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISP, 3 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 N6878S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.