# Accident 19810917059139A: Beech E18S, Cape Haitien, FL, September 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1981, 00:01 local time
- Place: Cape Haitien, FL
- Airport: Cape Haitien
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N76LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76LA-1984-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917059139A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT, TRIED TO LAND OTHER AIRPORT. MISSED RUNWAY, HIT TREES, BURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N76LA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790623025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623025619A), Jun 23, 1979: Beech E18S (N76LA), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Landed at Private strip without right main gear down. Struck parked acft & car. Plt. Arrested for possession dope.
- [Accident 19790103000152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000152A), Jan 3, 1979: Beech E18S (N76LA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision. The empennage was damaged by an overtaking airccraft. Landed safe

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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