Miami-Opa Locka

Several days prior, a fam flight was intended in the aircraft to be given to the pilot by another person who represented himself as a pilot. The flight was cancelled due to a problem with the left engine. On the day of the accident, the other person told the pilot that the engine was repaired and they proceeded to conduct a local test flight with the other person conducting the takeoff from the left seat. They reportedly switched seats prior to landing. The approach appeared normal until just prior to landing. A burst of sound from the engines was heard and the aircraft yawed and rolled left. The left wing impacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. The last logbook entry was in 10/82. The owner could not be located. The other pilot could not be located and there is no record of him being issued a pilot's certificate. During teardown of the left engine the servo fuel injector was found rigged extremely lean at the idle stop.

The pilot and a prospective buyer/passenger were on a local demonstration flight. Prior to this flight, the aircraft had been parked for nearly one year. Since the last annual inspection on 12 January 1982, it had been flown only 66 hours. During the preflight, the pilot found the fuel tanks between 1/4 full and empty. The sumps were drained, the main tanks were filled, then the sumps were drained again. After takeoff, the pilot leveled the aircraft at 1,500 feet in a cruise configuration. Shortly thereafter, the left engine began running rough, backfiring and losing power. The pilot turned back toward the airport, but the engine lost all power and the propeller was feathered. While returning, the right engine's cylinder head and oil temperature began rising above the red line. Subsequently, it began losing power and a wheels-up, forced landing was made in an open field. An examination revealed that both engines were out of time, firing was intermittent and distributor block on the left engine was burned due to incorrect timing. Also, the left turbocharger gate was stuck open and the left fuel filter was partially clogged. Both occupants escaped uninjured.

During a touch and go the dual student added power rapidly and the left engine sputtered causing the aircraft to swerve left. The instructor took control but felt resistance on the controls from the student. He then reduced power on both engines and the reapplied power at which time he felt both engines come up to power. At this point, the left wing caught scrub trees 90 feet to the left of the runway.

On approach to St Petersburg-Clearwater Airport, while in traffic pattern, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled, entered a spin and crashed. All six occupants were killed.

Following a night takeoff from Orlando-Herndon Airport, while climbing in adverse weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed. All four occupants were killed.

On approach to Bimini Airport by night, the pilot became disoriented and lost control of the airplane that crashed few km from the airfield. All six occupants were killed. The aircraft was under suspicion of narcotics contraband.

The crew departed Miami-Opa Locka Airport on a local training flight. Few minutes after takeoff, both engines failed. The pilot-in-command ditched the aircraft few hundred yards offshore and the airplane sank and was lost. Two of three occupants were rescued while the instructor could not be located after departing the accident site.

While completing a local demo flight at Miami-Opa Locka Airport, both engines failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed onto several houses in Miami Lakes, west of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured.

Just after liftoff from Opa Locka Airport, while in initial climb, the engine lost power. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing but failed to recover from bounced landing. The airplane crashed and came to rest in flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Shortly after takeoff from Opa Locka Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.