Accidents in Brief

摘要

Beech E35 (N3315C) operated by Spaceport Aviation, crashed in a field shortly after takeoff from Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida. The private pilot was seriously injured and the two passengers received minor injuries. The Beech was destroyed by a post-crash fire. It was operated as a Part 91 personal flight. It was VFR at the time and flight plan information was unknown for the flight that was originating at the time of the accident, and was destined for Marathon, Florida. The pilot's wife advised law enforcement personnel that during takeoff about 100 ft. AGL, the engine "started to cut out." Her husband attempted to turn for an emergency landing but the engine quit. The airplane started to "nosedive," crashing into a field. An Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office deputy who was responding to work witnessed smoke from the wreckage and responded to the scene. He rescued the pilot and also assisted the passengers away from the burning wreckage.