Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Daytona Beach Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Tuesady, November 18, 2003 10:05 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
Witnesses seated in the airplane stated that the pilot-in-command (PIC) had initially boarded the airplane and sat in the left seat. They said the PIC then said something about the starter, and before saying anything else, stepped out of the cockpit and went to the left propeller. They said they saw the PIC move the propeller, and the next thing they knew he had disappeared from view. After calling out to the PIC and subsequently exiting the airplane, they saw the PIC laying on the ground in a pool of blood. One of the witnesses said he then pulled the pilot to avoid the arc of the propeller, and both witnesses stated that the left propeller had moved and had struck the PIC in the head and he had incurred a serious injury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's improper starting procedure which led to inadvertent activation of the propeller.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/18/2003 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1005 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Daytona Beach |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 32114 |
| Event Date Year | 2003 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 291047N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0810324W |
| Event Location Airport | Daytona Beach |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DAB |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 35 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 953 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DAB |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 35 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2300 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 19 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.15 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 15230 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ATL Comm. Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 18 2003 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1045 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 30 2004 8:14AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Orlando, Florida |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6013M |
| NTSB Number | MIA04LA024 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | None |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Beech |
| Aircraft Model | BE-76 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | ME-102 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3900 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 10 2003 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 65 |
| Airframe Hours | 7609 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | JBH Flying Inc., |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 110 Quiet Circle |
| Aircraft Owner City | Port Orange |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 32128 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Falcon Flying Center |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 1585 Aviation Center |
| Operator City | Daytona Beach |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 32114 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | -- |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | -- |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - engine(s) not operating |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | Yes |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 5 2004 12:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |