Beechcraft 65-A90 N28SE
30 June 1985 · Apalachicola, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N28SE was involved in an accident near Apalachicola, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apalachicola, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St George Island (F47)
- Coordinates
- 29.7199, -84.9902
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N28SE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tallahassee → Daytona Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA205
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AN ATP PLT (PIC) SAID HE WAS CHECKING OUT ANOTHER (COMMERCIAL) PLT IN THE ACFT. AS THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS MAKING A TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE & COLLIDED WITH WATER. THE COMMERCIAL PLT STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE FLAP CONTROL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. REPORTEDLY, THE PIC WAS LOOKING FOR SOME CHARTS INSIDE HIS FLT BAG & DID NOT REALIZE THE ACFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 3 MI WITH HAZE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft 65A-80 | Ochopee, Florida, United States | Gustavo Hurtado | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1985 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | San Jose, California, United States | King Hi-Tech Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1985 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 65 | Camarillo, California, United States | Jraabart Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | North Pacific Airlines | Fatal | 9 |
| 8 May 1984 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Mark D. Brown | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |