# Accident 19851213063949A: Beech E18S, Opa Locka, FL, December 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1985, 15:40 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9107° N, 80.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9107&lon=-80.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43T-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213063949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID LEFT WHEEL SHIMMIED ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE.  NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 MIA86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA042), Dec 13, 1985: Beech E-18S (N43T), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760130007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130007039A), Jan 30, 1976: Beech E18S (N43T), Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Swerved to right on take off,pitched up rolled left and right. Struck rt wing on runway,landed ok

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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