ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133974
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Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1996 |
Time: | 13:00 |
Type: | Berkshire 70 |
Owner/operator: | Bruce E. Case |
Registration: | N29BW |
MSN: | 14 |
Total airframe hrs: | 900 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Boynton Beach, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | LNA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On February 20, 1996, about 1245 eastern standard time, N29BW, a Berkshire Manufacturing Corporation, Concept 70, registered to a private owner crashed in Boynton Beach, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot reported no injuries. The airplane departed Lantana Airpark, Lantana, Florida, about 30 minutes earlier.
The pilot stated that while in cruise flight at 1,100 feet the engine quit and he observed flames. He then bailed out using his parachute, landing without injury. The airplane descended uncontrolled and crashed in a remote area.
PROBABLE CAUSE:an engine loss of power and fire for undetermined reasons.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001208X05299
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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