Hernando County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Brooksville, Florida 33512
Saturday, November 8, 1986 6:16 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. WHILE RETURNING FOR LANDING HIS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED DUE TO THE SMOKE AND GROUND FOG. ON LANDING ROLL THE THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A COW FENCE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE. A POST CRASH FIRE ERRUPTED IN THE LEFT WING AREA WHERE A FENCE POST PUNCTURED THE WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/8/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 616
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City BROOKSVILLE
Event State FLORIDA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 33512
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HERNANDO COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BKV
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 76
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 548 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 200
Weather Observation Facility ID PIE
Elevation of weather observation facility 11
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 36
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
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) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 500
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1688
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 8 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 730
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32124
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N78L
NTSB Number MIA87LA027
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model A100
Aircraft Series Identifier A100
Aircraft Serial Number B-167
Certified Max Gross Weight 6797
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 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection May 1 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 5500
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name AMERICAN AVIATION INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2490 ZERO DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City BROOKSVILLE
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 33512
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 610
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code TMB
Destination City MIAMI
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 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 2
Runway Length 5000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --