# Accident 19830919054249A: Beech 6580, Opa Locka, FL, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 16:43 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9104° N, 80.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9104&lon=-80.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55ED-1984-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919054249A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED UNKNOWN ALIEN PILOT TO LAND. STALLED ON A HIGH LEVELOFF. LEFT WING HIT RUNWAY. CARTWHEELED INTO A CANAL.

## 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 MIA83FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA235), Sep 19, 1983: Beech 65-80 (N55ED), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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