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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 19A · Horseshoe Beach, FL · September 18, 1981

Date
September 18, 1981 · 02:52 local
Place
Horseshoe Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9103T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA115
Reported as
Beech 19A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total59 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student on over-water night flight with passengers flew low over a boat. Pulled up, vertical stalled, spun in.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ON OVER-WATER NIGHT FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS FLEW LOW OVER A BOAT. PULLED UP, VERTICAL STALLED, SPUN IN.

NTSB investigation

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