Plane Crash List

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
N4581E
Basalt, Colorado, United States Energy Air Charters of Mt Serious injuries -
15 Mar 1986 Rockwell 680FL
N287B
Houlton, Maine, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
1 Mar 1985 Rockwell 680E
N709G
Key West, Florida, United States National Bank of Commerce Fatal 2
28 Jun 1981 Rockwell 680V
N161XX
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
30 Sep 1979 Rockwell 680
N6822S
Suwannee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
22 Aug 1978 Rockwell 680F
N680RG
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -

All 7 records for this type

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Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
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6 Jan 1990 Piper PA-30
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12 Dec 1990 Piper PA-28-151
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20 Jan 1990 Piper J-3
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