Fort Lauderdale - Titusville

On May 25, 1991 at 03:05 PM, Fort Lauderdale - Titusville experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Chris E. Nicholson, with the event recorded near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Florida.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot stated that while in level flight the left engine failed and he observed a fire warning light and shut the engine down, the right engine then began to run rough and lose power. He then restarted the left engine but neither developed enough power to sustain flight. He executed a forced landing on a highway and struck a vehicle and a fire erupted. Examination of the left engine revealed a cross threaded fuel nozzle fitting and soot patterns aft of it. No cause for the right engine failure was found. No evidence of an annual inspection was found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5128Y, MSN LD-405, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.0720°, -80.1510°.