# Accident 19870925056689A: Beech D18S, Miami, FL, September 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1987, 13:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MERA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76Q-2000-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,250 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925056689A

## Narrative

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

ALMOST 1000 LBS OVER GROSS AND BEHIND CG.AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT UP ON LIFTOFF,ROLLED AND DIVED TO RUNWAY VERTICALLY

## 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 MIA87FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA259), Sep 25, 1987: Beech D18S (N76Q), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N76Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19860717054849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717054849I), Jul 17, 1986: Beech D18S (N76Q), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on the landing roll. Drag link bolt broke from fatigue overstress.

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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