# Accident 19810813049349A: Beech H18, Ft Lauderdale, FL, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 23:12 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hol
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518K-1981-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18S (registry code 1151001, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA104), Aug 13, 1981: Beech H18 (N518K), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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