Beechcraft 77 N3818M
11 September 2006 · Live Oak, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 September 2006 at about 20:10 local time, a Beechcraft 77 registered N3818M was involved in an accident near Live Oak, 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 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Live Oak, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Suwannee County (24J)
- Coordinates
- 30.3003, -83.0300
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 77
- Registration
- N3818M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Live Oak → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN06LA126
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for reasons undetermined, and an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor said the student pilot preflighted the airplane and taxied it to the fuel pump, where the instructor topped it off with 21.4 gallons of fuel. The student pilot then taxied to runway 07, did an engine runup, and took off. He made at "at least" one touch-and-go landing. When the instructor noticed the airplane again, "the nose of the airplane dip[ped] twice over the last third of the runway before [the student] turned the plane to the left in an attempt to return to the runway." Another witness said he heard the engine "spit and sputter." Power was restored for approximately 2 to 3 seconds, then the engine "spit and sputtered 3 to 4 times again, then there was no sound at all." The airplane banked to the left, lost [altitude], then [nosed into the ground]." The student pilot later confirmed that the engine had lost power shortly after he took off. The fuel selector was on the left tank, and fuel was leaking from the compromised fuel tanks. The engine was later disassembled and examined. Internal gear and valve train continuity was confirmed. The electrical, fuel, lubrication and exhaust systems were also disassembled and examined. No anomalies were noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 77 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2005 | Beechcraft 77 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft 77 | French Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2009 | Beechcraft 77 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Scott Plunske | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2002 | Beechcraft 77 | Long Beach, California, United States | Hart Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft 77 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft 77 | Auburn, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2006 | Lake LA-4-200 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2006 | Mooney M20J | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2006 | Beechcraft A24R | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Dahlstrom - Piel Emeraude CP-30 | Venice, Florida, United States | David G. Dahlstrom | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-34-200 | Deland, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2006 | Howard DGA-15P | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |