Cessna 335 accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL

On December 1, 2018, a Cessna 335 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 1, 2018

Place

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Aircraft

Cessna 335 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

26.204°N, 80.158°W

NTSB ID

20181201X45922

Official records · ERA19FA060

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Chronological Summary of Flight Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 1, 2018, about 1327 eastern standard time, a Cessna 335, N79HP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to recorded communications between the pilot and an air traffic control tower controller at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before takeoff, the pilot was instructed to fly runway heading and was told the wind was from 150° at 18 knots, with gusts to 23 knots. The flight was cleared for takeoff from runway 9, and at 1325:17, the controller instructed the pilot to contact the Pompano Beach Airpark tower. The controller then asked the pilot if he was flying low along the shoreline. At 1325:26, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data indicated that the airplane was about 1.4 nautical miles (nm) east-northeast of the departure end of runway 9. About that time, an occupant of the airplane advised the FXE air traffic control tower, "ground we got a fire left engine turning right back." The controller stated “say again,” and the same occupant advised there was a loss of engine power from the left engine and they were turning back. The controller cleared the flight to land on any runway, and the occupant read back the clearance. At 1325:49, the controller again advised the pilot that the flight was cleared to land on any runway and asked any assistance was required. The FAA radar data correlated with data from an

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to fly the unairworthy airplane and his failure to feather the left propeller following a partial loss of power from the left engine after takeoff. Also causal was the partial loss of power to the left engine due to detonation.

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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.