19810813049349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H18 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · August 13, 1981

Date
August 13, 1981 · 23:12 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hol
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N518K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA104
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 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.

Too high and fast for landing. Began belated goaround. Struck wires and crashed into wrecked autos off airport.

As the FAA filed it

TOO HIGH AND FAST FOR LANDING. BEGAN BELATED GOAROUND. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED INTO WRECKED AUTOS OFF AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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