Beechcraft BE-76 N6013M

Summary

On 18 November 2003 at about 15:05 local time, a Beechcraft BE-76 registered N6013M, operated by Falcon Flying Center, was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 2003 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Daytona Beach (DAB)

Coordinates

29.1797, -81.0567

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-76

Registration

N6013M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Falcon Flying Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA04LA024

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's improper starting procedure which led to inadvertent activation of the propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses seated in the airplane stated that the pilot-in-command (PIC) had initially boarded the airplane and sat in the left seat. They said the PIC then said something about the starter, and before saying anything else, stepped out of the cockpit and went to the left propeller. They said they saw the PIC move the propeller, and the next thing they knew he had disappeared from view. After calling out to the PIC and subsequently exiting the airplane, they saw the PIC laying on the ground in a pool of blood. One of the witnesses said he then pulled the pilot to avoid the arc of the propeller, and both witnesses stated that the left propeller had moved and had struck the PIC in the head and he had incurred a serious injury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.