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.
Other Beechcraft G18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Taxi, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Syracuse, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Evart, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Bo-S-Aire Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft G18S | Keyser, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Beechcraft G18S | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Bo-S-Aire | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |