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Beechcraft G18S N444PV

14 April 1983 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 April 1983 at about 20:08 local time, a Beechcraft G18S registered N444PV was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Ft. Lauderdale Hw. Intl. (FLL)
Coordinates
26.0900, -80.1507
Aircraft
Beechcraft G18S
Registration
N444PV
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Walker's Cay Bh
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA83FA121

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

THE PLT STATED THAT START, TAXI & TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL UNTIL AFTER HE RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE & THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU APRX 150 TO 200 FT AGL. AT THAT TIME, HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT ENG RPM WAS DECAYING. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO ABORT, SO HE ELECTED TO FEATHER THE LEFT ENG & CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. THE LEFT PROP STOPPED ROTATING BEFORE IT FEATHERED. WITH ADDITIONAL DRAG FROM THE LEFT PROP, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR MAINTAIN LEVEL FTL. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO FLY THE ACFT OVER BUILDINGS & OTHER OBSTACLES (UP TO 75 FT TALL) NEAR THE ARPT BOUNDRY. JUST BEYOND THESE OBSTACLES, THE ACFT STRUCK TREES & CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. THERE WAS A SMALL POST-IMPACT FIRE NEAR THE ACCESSORY SECTION OF THE RIGHT ENG. AN EXAM & TEARDOWN OF THE LEFT ENG REVEALED THAT AN IMPELLER SHAFT BEARING, PRATT & WHITNEY PART NUMBER 288943, HAD FAILED & ALLOWED THE IMPELLER TO RUB AGAINST THE DIFFUSER. NO OTHER PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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