19801024063419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Gainesville, FL · October 24, 1980

Date
October 24, 1980 · 09:47 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA008
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
8,267 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine problem on missed approach. Struck tv tower. Possible dirt in fuel. Required autopilot inop at departure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE PROBLEM ON MISSED APPROACH. STRUCK TV TOWER. POSSIBLE DIRT IN FUEL. REQUIRED AUTOPILOT INOP AT DEPARTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.