Grumman G-64 Albatross crash, Nov 5, 2009, Fort Pierce-St...
Grumman G-64 Albatross accident on November 5, 2009 near Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Total loss of...
- Date: November 5, 2009
- Aircraft: Grumman G-64 Albatross
- Location: Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Total loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons. No pre-impact mechanical malfunction was apparent on the initial examination.
Shortly after the landing gear was retracted on departure from Fort Pierce, the left engine of a Grumman Albatross failed. The crew feathered the propeller but could not climb or keep airspeed above about 95 knots on the remaining engine. The captain tried to return to the airport, struck a perimeter fence and a sand berm and the aircraft was destroyed.