Beechcraft BONANZA N448T

Summary

On 13 April 2005 at about 00:15 local time, a Beechcraft BONANZA registered N448T was involved in an accident near South Bay, 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

13 April 2005 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

South Bay, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.6022, -80.7686

Aircraft

Beechcraft BONANZA

Registration

N448T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tampa → Fort Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA05FA075

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight. Factors include night conditions and flat featureless terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately one hour after takeoff, while in cruise flight at approximately 4,500 feet MSL, radar and radio communications with the pilot/aircraft were lost. The pilot was on the return leg of a round-robin flight that originated earlier that day. Radar information indicated the airplane started a descending right turn shortly before it disappeared from radar coverage. The airplane wreckage was later located near the general vicinity of the last radar return. Airman records indicated that the pilot was issued a private pilot certificate approximately three months prior to the accident. The pilot did not hold an instrument rating. The end of civil twilight was at approximately six minutes after the time of the accident. No evidence was found to indicate a pre-impact mechanical malfunction or irregularity with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.