Beechcraft 58 N9918A

Summary

On 10 October 1984 at about 00:25 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N9918A, operated by Miller M. Cooper, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 October 1984 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Executive (ORL)

Coordinates

28.5709, -81.3198

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N9918A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Miller M. Cooper

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA85LA004

Nobody was injured.

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

PLT NOTED DECREASING OIL PRESS ON RIGHT ENGINE & DIVERTED TO SUITABLE ARPT FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. PLT RECEIVED NIGHT VECTOR TO RUNWAY, ARRIVED HIGH FOR FINAL APPROACH AND RECEIVED TOWER CLRNC FOR DESCENDING 360 DEGREE TURN TO LOSE ALT. DURING TURN, RIGHT ENG OIL PRESS WENT TO ZERO, ENGINE STOPPED. PLT FEATHERED PROP AND CONTINUED APPROACH. PLT SITED PREOCCUPATION WITH APPROACH AND SINGLE ENGINE OPERATION AS CAUSE FOR NEGLECTING TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. INSPECTION REVEALED OIL SUMP PLUG MISSING FORM RIGHT ENG REAR CASE ACCESSORY SECTION AND RESULTANT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.