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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1988 |
| Time: | 09:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna 411 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N235UV |
| MSN: | 411-0052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-C-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Venice, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Venice, FL (VNC) |
| West Palm Beach, FL (PBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING & JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, THE ACFT THEN LEVELED OFF, CLIMBED APRX 75 MORE FEET. THE ACFT THEN ABRUPTLY TURNED HARD LEFT & WENT STRAIGHT IN, STRIKING A WALL SURROUNDING A SWIMMING POOL, BURST INTO FLAMES & WAS CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THAT WATER WAS INJESTED INTO THE CYLINDERS PRIOR TO IMPACT. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X24941
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, ] |
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