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Beechcraft B24R N2520W

19 January 1986 · Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 January 1986 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft B24R registered N2520W, operated by Shields Aviation Corp., was involved in an accident near Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Fernandina Beach (SSJ)
Coordinates
30.6502, -81.4397
Aircraft
Beechcraft B24R
Registration
N2520W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Shields Aviation Corp.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Jacksonville → Fernandina Bch
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86LA060

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

THE PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER HE ROTATED, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, EXTENDED HIS LANDED GEAR & LANDED HARD CAUSING A COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS IMPROPERLY TIMED & THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS LOOSE AND FREE TO ROTATE WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF ENG POWER AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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