Beech AT11/18 accident near Tampa, FL
On February 27, 1999, a Beech AT11/18 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tampa, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 27, 1999
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech AT11/18 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.950°N, 82.480°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00202
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 27, 1999, about 1010 eastern standard time, a Beech AT11/18, N65860, registered to a private individual, crashed shortly after takeoff from Peter O'Knight Airport, Tampa, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions were reported, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial-rated pilot-in-command, and a private-rated pilot/passenger were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time, and was en route to Lakeland, Florida. Witnesses saw the airplane depart the airport to the south, turn left at an altitude of about 200 feet above the ground (agl), fly downwind to the departure runway, climb to an altitude of about 800 to 1,000 feet, and then turn right. The witnesses saw the angle of bank increase, the airplane descend rapidly, impact a four-lane hard surface road, with the right wing and right engine. The airplane's nose struck the highway center median, the left wing struck a wooden power pole and lines, burst into flames and came to rest in marshy area on the eastside of the road. A witness, who was operating a crane near the crash site said, he saw the airplane approaching from the south heading toward the north, turn to the right (east), and flew directly over him. He told police officers that he could see both propellers "spinning," and could "actually see the pilot flying the plane." He said the pilot was wearing a pair of sunglasses. The witness said, "...[the] motor sounded fine...[and the airplane] took a sharp downward fall, hit the road and bounced i
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow for recovery.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
