Beech B36 accident near Pembroke Pines, FL
On March 15, 2021, a Beech B36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 15, 2021
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech B36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 25.998°N, 80.231°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210315102757
Official records · ERA21FA154
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription Of Communications Perry FAA Contract Air Traffic Control Tower - Ground And Local: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 15, 2021, about 1458 eastern daylight time, a Beech B36TC, N236BC, was destroyed when it collided with a vehicle and the ground after takeoff near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger in the airplane and a passenger in the vehicle were fatally injured; the driver of the vehicle sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness at the departure airport reported that he heard the accident airplane during its before-takeoff engine run-up and stated that the engine was sputtering, “like [a] rough idle.” He heard cycling of the propeller, “a few times” and the engine backfired when power was increased during each sequence. He further reported that the engine sounded “…high, very high. From low to full rpm repeatedly which was more than a normal run-up. He was doing it fast.” The witness did not observe the airplane’s takeoff. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control information, the airplane was cleared for takeoff from runway 10L at 1457:05 and the pilot was instructed to enter the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern, which he acknowledged. There were no distress calls received from the airplane during the flight. A pilot-rated witness located about 775 ft northwest of the departure end of runway 10L saw the airplane in a very low climb at a “very slow rate.” He attributed the takeoff to be a soft-field takeoff. The witness’s attention was diverted, but he reported hearing a sudden total loss of engine powe
Probable cause
The pilot’s likely activation of the auxiliary fuel pump to high for undetermined reasons during takeoff, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to an excessively rich fuel-to-air mixture. Also causal was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while returning to the airport following the loss of engine power.
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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.
