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Beechcraft 58P N1802A

17 January 1991 · Lantana, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 17 January 1991 at about 20:37 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N1802A was involved in an accident near Lantana, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:37
Classification
Accident
Location
Lantana, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Palm Beach County Park (LNA)
Coordinates
26.5801, -80.0709
Aircraft
Beechcraft 58P
Registration
N1802A
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
N Mytrle Beach → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA91FA069

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE PERFORMING A GO AROUND RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE STALLING AND COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT MADE ONE PASS OVER ARPT AND THEN ENTERED DOWNWIND BEHIND CESSNA 150. PLT APPROACHED TOO CLOSE BEHIND CESSNA ON FINAL AND MADE GO AROUND. PLT PITCHED ACFT UP SHARPELY AND ENTERED A 90 DEGREE LEFT BANK. PLT THEN LEVELED OFF AT 200 FEET AND ACFT THEN STALLED. LEFT WING AND NOSE DROPPED AND ACFT DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED. PLT GOT WINGS AND NOSE NEAR LEVEL AS ACFT IMPACTED IN A MARSH AREA. A POST IMPACT FIRE ERRUPTED IMMEDIATELY UPON IMPACT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF ACFT AND ENGINES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE PLT WERE NOTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INCAPACITATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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