Rockwell 680-E N599BB
5 August 1990 · Titusville, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1990 at about 13:40 local time, a Rockwell 680-E registered N599BB was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Titusville, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.5805, -80.8200
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 680-E
- Registration
- N599BB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA90FA166
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN UNAIRWORTHY MECHANICAL CONDITION RESULTING IN A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ABOUT 5-10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT LEANED THE MIXTURE ON A ROUGH RUNNING ENG. ABOUT 30 MIN LATERFTER THE LEFT ENG BEGAN TO OVERSPEED. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO FEATHER THE PROP. THE PLT RETURNED TOWARD THE DEPARTURE POINT WITH MAX POWER ON THE RIGHT ENG. UNABLE TO REACH THE ARPT, AN EMERG LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. LAST ANNUAL WAS IN 1978. LEFT PROP START LOCK PIN BLADE L3 CORRODED, IN EXT PSN. LEFT PROP PITCH CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED, FRAYED, CORRODED. GENERAL DETERIORATION OF PISTON RINGS AND #6 CONROD. RIGHT PROP GOVERNOR CONTROL CABLES CORRODED, FRAYED. RIGHT ENG #5 INTAKE PIPE CONNECTION AND HOSE MISSING. ALL COMPRESSION RINGS PISTONS #1 AND #5 SEVERELY WORN, TOP TWO COMPRESSION RINGS PISTON #2 SEIZED. NO RECORD THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECHANIC OR FAA APPROVED AIRFRAME REPAIR STATION. PLT STATED FLIGHT MANUAL NOT AVAILABLE OR USED DURING GROUND OR FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1987 | Rockwell 680FL | Basalt, Colorado, United States | Energy Air Charters of Mt | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1986 | Rockwell 680FL | Houlton, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1985 | Rockwell 680E | Key West, Florida, United States | National Bank of Commerce | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Rockwell 680V | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Rockwell 680 | Suwannee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1978 | Rockwell 680F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 1990 | Lockheed L1329 | Miami, Florida, United States | Tokoph, David | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1990 | Piper PA-30 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Calley, Nicholas O. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Jupiter, Florida, United States | Zimmerman, Barry L. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1990 | Piper J-3 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | Nesbitt, James K. | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 1990 | Beechcraft F33A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Globe Aero Ltd. | No injuries | - |