Temco RALEY D-16A N704T
11 December 1983 · Everglades City, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Temco RALEY D-16A registered N704T, operated by Melvin E. Schwartz, was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Everglades City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Everglades (XOI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Temco RALEY D-16A
- Registration
- N704T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Melvin E. Schwartz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Everglades → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA043
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
POWER WAS LOST ON BOTH ENGS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOWARDS THE SHORELINE & LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER WHILE IN A LEFT BANK & CARTWHEELED. THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE MAIN FUEL TANK SUMP & THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS RUPTURED. THE MAIN FUEL TANK & SUMP WERE VOID OF FUEL. A WITNESS AT THE ARPT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ACFT BOTTOM CENTER SECTION WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THE MAIN FUEL TANK IS THE 'COMMON FUEL SOURCE' FOR BOTH ENGS WHEN BOTH FUEL SELECTORS ARE POSITIONED TO THE MAIN TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
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| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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