# Accident 19871204069219A: Beech C45H, Miami, FL, December 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1987, 09:35 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9108° N, 80.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9108&lon=-80.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4209V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN12B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204069219A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON LANDING DUE TO A BROKEN CASTING. IMPROPER LEVEL OFF AND LANDING OVERSTRESSED THE CASTING.

## 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 MIA88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA053), Dec 4, 1987: Beech C-45H (N4209V), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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