Beechcraft 65A-80 N8000R

Summary

On 12 October 1985 at about 04:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65A-80 registered N8000R, operated by Gustavo Hurtado, was involved in an accident near Ochopee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1985 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ochopee, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65A-80

Registration

N8000R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Gustavo Hurtado

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Ochopee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA86LA011

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

WHILE ON A NIGHT PLEASURE FLT, BOTH ENGS SURGED AND LOST PWR AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD A TOTAL OF 3 HRS FLT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT. HE LATER RECANTED HIS STATEMENT & STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS TYPE ACFT BEFORE. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE POSITIONED ON THE INBOARD TANKS, THE BOOST PUMP SELECTORS WERE FOUND POSITIONED ON THE OUTBOARD TANKS. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OUTBOARD TANKS REVEALED THEM TO BE NEARLY FULL. NO DISCERNABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE INBOARD TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.