Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Craig Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Jacksonville, Florida 32225
Tuesady, January 9, 1990 17:35 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE LT PROP & ENG WERE FEATHERED & SECURED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE PLT DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. DURING FINAL APCH WITH A LANDING CONFIGURATION, HE APPLIED POWER, BUT THE RT ENG PROVIDED ONLY ABOUT 40% TORQUE. ATMTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT RETRACTED THE GEAR & DITCHED THE ACFT. EXAM OF LT ENG NACELLE REVEALED OIL LEAKAGE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, WHICH DEPLETED THE OIL SUPPLY. THE RT ENG CONDITION & POWER LEVERS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. WHEN MOVED, THE LINKAGE AT THE PROP GOVERNOR DID NOT MOVE; THE FUEL CONTROL CONCENTRIC SHAFT CONTROL LINKAGE ASSY WAS 'STIFF.' NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO WHY THE PROP GOVERNOR DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE CONDITION LEVER WAS MOVED. THE RT ENG WAS REMOVED FOR AN ENG RUN. IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE PROP GOVERNOR & PROP PITCH CONTROL WERE TESTED; THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPN WAS DATED 3/5/84. A 100 HR INSPN OF THE AIRFRAME (ONLY) WAS PERFORMED 2.3 FLT HRS BEFORE THE ACDNT. THE ENG LOGBOOKS WERE NOT LOCATED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
FAILURE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO OBTAIN PROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITHOUT A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION (KNOWN DEFICIENCY), AN OIL LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN OIL EXHAUSTION, AND AN UNDETERMINED PROPELLER CONTROL LINKAGE PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/9/1990 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1735 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | JACKSONVILLE |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 32225 |
| Event Date Year | 1990 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | CRAIG MUNI |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | CRG |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 41 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1743 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 225 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CRG |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 41 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 4 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 10000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 355 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jan 9 1990 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1900 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 41290 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 12 2000 4:44PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N666HB |
| NTSB Number | MIA90LA051 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | MITSUBISHI |
| Aircraft Model | MU-2B-25 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | MU-2B-25 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 281 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 9714 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 7 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Dec 11 1989 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 2 |
| Airframe Hours | 3353 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | RIGGS, CHARLES A |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 376 |
| Aircraft Owner City | FRANCONIA |
| Aircraft Owner State | NH |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 03580 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | RIGGS, CHARLES A. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | PO BOX 376 |
| Operator City | FRANCONIA |
| Operator State | NH |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 03580 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | AGS |
| Departure City | AUGUSTA |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1645 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | VRB |
| Destination City | VERO BEACH |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |