ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35726
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1993 |
| Time: | 21:53 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | B. C. Engineering, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2200Q |
| MSN: | TC457 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1830 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Plant City, FL (KPCM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE EXPLODE AND ERUPT IN FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE LEFT PITOT TUBE AND STRUCTUAL COMPONENTS FROM THE LEFT WING WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 300 AND 600 FT FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FORWARD OF THE FRONT WING SPAR AND JUST AFT OF THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM VANE. THE TOP SPAR CAP WAS BENT UPWARD AND THE BOTTOM SPAR CAP WAS BENT DOWNWARD. THE SPAR CAPS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE SPAR WEBB. THE WING LEADING EDGE SHEET METAL WAS RIPPED OPEN AND CURLED AFT OVER AND BELOW THE WING. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE AREA OF THE EXPLOSION HAD SUSTAINED MASSIVE FIRE DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM UNDETERMINED FUEL AND IGNITION SOURCES IN THE LEFT WING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93FA155
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Jun-2023 05:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 10-Apr-2024 12:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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