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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 23BEECH · Hollywood, FL · June 20, 1987

Date
June 20, 1987 · 15:28 local
Place
Hollywood, FL
Airport
North Perry Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2387J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA189
Reported as
Beech 23BEECH
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
416 total7 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.

The engine lost power on takeoff due to water in fuel. Aircraft hit building. Had leaky fuel caps, drains corroded.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT HIT BUILDING. HAD LEAKY FUEL CAPS, DRAINS CORRODED.

NTSB investigation

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