ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328599
| Date: | Saturday 26 May 1979 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Howard 350 |
| Owner/operator: | Inter Island Shipping Inc. |
| Registration: | N1514S |
| MSN: | 5891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
| Bimini International Airport (BIM/MYBS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Howard 350, N1514S, was destroyed when it collided with trees while performing a forced landing near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
One engine had lost power shortly after takeoff. Anti-Detonant Injection fluid was found in the carburettor of the engine.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel)
powerplant - fuel system: carburetor
miscellaneous acts,conditions - leak/leakage
miscellaneous acts,conditions - corroded/corrosion
FACTOR:
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
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