Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 05 NOV 2009 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: | Grumman G-111 Albatross |
| Operator: | Albatross Adventures |
| Registration: | N120FB |
| C/n / msn: | G-331 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR), United States of America |
| Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE), United States of America |
A Grumman Albatross seaplane, registration N120FB, sustained substantial damage when it crashed on takeoff from Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR). The nr.1 engine failed on takeoff and the plane just cleared the airport's fence when it crashed near Taylor Dairy Road outside the airport.
Sources:
» FAA
» Plane crashes after takeoff at St. Lucie International Airport, no one seriously injured (TCPalm.com, 5-11-2009)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) to Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) to Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
