Sirocco Flying Club MJ 5 N949EA

Summary

On 31 December 1996 at about 16:13 local time, a Sirocco Flying Club MJ 5 registered N949EA was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 December 1996 at 16:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Central Florida Regional (SFB)

Coordinates

28.7801, -81.2709

Aircraft

Sirocco Flying Club MJ 5

Registration

N949EA

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

MIA97LA052

1 person died.

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in the traffic pattern (crosswind) after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, at about the time the pilot was turning crosswind, he transmitted on tower frequency, 'I lost it, I'm coming in.' The airplane was observed to pitch nose down and impact the ground. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of the flight controls. According to tower personnel, in the past [previous flight(s)], the pilot had advised the controller of an engine overheating problem, but no determination was made as to the reason for the previously reported engine overheating condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.