Rockwell 690A N81416

Summary

On 13 February 1983 at about 19:45 local time, a Rockwell 690A registered N81416, operated by Charles D. Howell, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 February 1983 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gilbert (GIF)

Coordinates

27.9793, -81.7796

Aircraft

Rockwell 690A

Registration

N81416

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Charles D. Howell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Aruba, N.antille

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA074

2 people died.

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 ACFT CRASHED INTO A DITCH OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND BURST INTO FLAMES DURING TAKEOFF. WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT DID NOT SOUND LIKE IT WAS DEVELOPING NORMAL RPM FOR TAKEOFF. ONE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINES SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE STILL IN GROUND IDLE POSITION. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER SAID THEY DIDN'T GET ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKEOFF BUT HE DID NOT SUSPECT ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. ANOTHER GROUND WITNESS SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PROPELLERS WERE IN VERY HIGH OR CRUISE PITCH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE AT OR NEAR THE FEATHER POSITION. TOXICOLOGY STUDIES ON THE PILOT SHOWED HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.22%. HE ALSO HAD CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.