Beechcraft D-55 N1888L
9 August 1984 · Atlantic Ocean · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1984 at about 09:38 local time, a Beechcraft D-55 registered N1888L was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D-55
- Registration
- N1888L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reading → Melbourne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA84LA223
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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 HE SET THE THROTTLES FOR 45 PERCENT POWER AFTER CLIMBING TO 1500 FT MSL. AFTER ABOUT 4 HRS OF FLIGHT THE LEFT ENG FAILED FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE MOMENTS LATER. THE ACFT WAS DITCHED AND NEVER RECOVEREDBECAUSE IT SANK INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D-55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft D-55 | Leesburg, Georgia, United States | Arline Academy, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft D-55 | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft D-55 | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1978 | Beechcraft D-55 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Mobil Air Cent | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1990 | Beechcraft D-55 | Greer, South Carolina, United States | Kennedy, Charles L.jr. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft D-55 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Cannon Aviatio | No injuries | - |