Cessna C-114A N256EL

Summary

On 10 September 1983 at about 11:59 local time, a Cessna C-114A registered N256EL, operated by Martin Bilt, was involved in an accident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 September 1983 at 11:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ft.lauderdale Executive (FXE)

Coordinates

26.1909, -80.1708

Aircraft

Cessna C-114A

Registration

N256EL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Martin Bilt

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft.lauderdale → Atlantic

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA226

2 people were seriously injured.

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 ACFT CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY AT 90 KTS. THE PLT HAD ROTATED THE ACFT AND TRIED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RWY AND IN ATTEMPTING A TURN WITH LANDING GEAR AND PARTIAL FLAPS EXTENDED CONTROL WAS LOST AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE ACFT FLT MANUAL STATES THAT IF AN ENGINE FAILS BELOW 105 MPH THE TAKEOFF SHOULD BE ABORTED. AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TORSIONAL OVERLOAD DAMAGE. WHEN THE ENGINES WERE FURTHER EXAMINED THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL STRAINER WAS PARTIALLY CLOGGEDWITH DIRT. DURING A RUN-UP TEST THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOPE MORE THAN 23 INCHES HG. AT 2750 RPM AND MAGNETO RPM DROP WAS ERRATIC. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN WITH THE AUX FUEL BOOST PUMP OFF. THE REASON FOR THE LOW POWER OUTPUT WAS A DISCONNECTED PRESSURE LINE FOR THE TURBOCHARGER WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED FOR SOME TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.