Skymaster Crash in Florida?

[Jim Smith]

Looks like a G model N8594M out of Plantation, Florida owned by Exec Aviation LLC. Not sure what the gross was but kind of surprised they couldn't fly on one engine with only four people on board.

[Kim Geyer]

From the pictures it looks like the gear is down, doors are open, prop not feathered and with 4 people (don't know how large) a load of gas, low, slow. Thats a lot for 225 HP to keep up

[hharney]

Not the first issue

Hurricane Wilma in 2005

Number 6 in the P line - early

[bjherron]

interesting how it looks like that same section of wing is broken off underwater.

Brian

[Ernie Martin]

I haven't been able to find an NTSB preliminary report on this accident. I am puzzled by the event. He was very near two airports (Homestead Air Reserve Base and Ocean Reef) and apparently couldn't keep the airplane flying. Failed to feather? Overloaded? Had the gear down during the flight or put it down too early as he approached an airport? Panicked?

If someone finds the prelim, please post a link.

Ernie

[scade]

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/br...25X51835&key=1

[Skymaster337B]

Just read the preliminary report. There's a whole lot that doesn't make sense. I've investigated mishaps before, and I must say that this one seems too unique.