Beechcraft 65 N101V

Summary

On 10 December 1984 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65 registered N101V was involved in an accident near Marathon, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 December 1984 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marathon, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Marathon

Coordinates

24.7094, -81.0801

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65

Registration

N101V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marathon → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA057

Nobody was 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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, APRX 20 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE AT 4,000 TO 5,000 FT THE LEFT ENG FAILED FOLLOWED 10 MIN LATER BY A POWER LOSS IN THE RIGHT ENG. DURING THE DESC THE RIGHT ENG RESTARTED MOMENTARILY BUT ONLY RAN FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. THE PLT DITCHED NEAR A SAILBOAT WHOSE OCCUPANTS RESCUED THE PLT AND PAX. THE ACFT SUNK IN ABOUT 8 FT OF WATER. WHEN RECOVERED INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT THE LEFT PROP WAS NOT FEATHERED. THE RIGHT PROP WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENG AT THE FRONT GEAR CASE. IN THE SEPARATION SEQUENCE THE PROP PUNCTURED HOLES IN THE WING OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT ENG NACELLE. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM TRUCKS AT THE DEP ARPT WERE SATISFACTORY

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.