SANTA MONICA, CA, USA
N726RP
BEECH 60
AT ABOUT 700 FT MSL THE PLT REPORTED TO SANTA MONICA TOWER THAT HIS LEFT ENG HAD FAILED. HE IMMEDIATELY FEATHERED THE LEFT PROP & CONTINUED TO CLIMB, PLANNING TO ATTEMPT A RESTART BEFORE RETURNING TO LAND. AT ABOUT 1,000 FT MSL THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS NO LONGER CLIMBING. HIS AIRSPEED WAS BELOW THE SINGLE ENG BEST RATE OF CLIMB SPEED & HE FELT A POWER LOSS IN THE RIGHT ENG. HE PUT THE NOSE DOWN & FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP. THE ACFT STRUCK THE WATER 2,000 YDSFROM THE SANTA MONICA PIER. LIFE GUARDS WERE ON THE SCENE WITH A RESCUE BOAT WHEN THE PLT SURFACED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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