Beechcraft B35 N417

Summary

On 26 September 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft B35 registered N417 was involved in an accident near Kissimmee, 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

26 September 1987 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft B35

Registration

N417

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87FA260

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 PLT BGN TAKING OFF ON A PVT 1800' GRASS STRIP WHICH HAD TREES NR THE EDGES. APRX 1575' FM THE THRESHOLD, THERE WAS A PARKED ACFT NR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRIP WITH ITS RGT WING PROTRUDING OVER THE RWY AREA. WHILE TAKING OFF WITH A RGT QTRG TAIL WIND, THE LEFT WING OF THE DEPG ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE AT ABOUT 50' AGL (82' MSL). THE TREE WAS LOCATED APRX 90' BYD THE PARKED ACFT & NR THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A LAKE NR THE END OF THE RWY. RPRTDLY, THE ENG WAS OPERG AT HI PWR WHEN THE ACDNT OCCURRED. ABOUT 15 MI NORTH AT ORLANDO, FL, THE WX WAS IN PART: 4100' SCATTERED, VIS 7 MI, WIND 090 DEG AT 10 KTS, TEMP 87 DEG, DEW POINT 62 DEG. TWO TESTS WERE MADE OF THE PLT'S BLOOD. ONE (A SERUM TEST) INDCD A VERY LOW LEVEL OF ALCOHOL, BUT THE OTHER TEST WAS NEGATIVE FOR BOTH ALCOHOL & DRUGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.