Beech 18 accident near Venice, Florida, June 26, 2002
On June 26, 2002 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Beech 18, registered N1002C, was destroyed in an accident near Venice, Florida (Venice Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper use of flight controls during takeoff, that resulted in the loss of control during takeoff.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 26, 2002 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Venice, Florida · Venice Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 18
- Registration
- N1002C · registry record · serial BA251
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
An airplane impacted the runway shortly after takeoff. According to the pilot, the airplane rolled sharply to the left immediately after liftoff from the runway. The passenger in the back seat stated the airplane banked sharply to the left after takeoff. The pilot then applied right rudder and aileron to stop the roll. Unable to level the airplane with the horizon, the pilot elected to reduce power to idle on both engines and land on the remaining runway. The airplane impacted the runway, slid into the grass and erupted into flames.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land
- Flight time: 1,750 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 1,750 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2002
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Crew member
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 2002; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: VNC Venice FL at 1:00 pm
- Destination: MMUN Cancun
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 22, 5,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from SRQ, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL02LA131.