# Accident 19931017039529A: Beech 60, Miami, FL, October 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8995° N, 80.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8995&lon=-80.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7131D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131D-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1A4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931017039529A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SLOW CLIMBOUT LOW POWER GEAR NOT UP. STALLED. DIVED INTO GROUND. NO ENGINE SOUNDS PRIOR PITCH DOWN.

## 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 MIA94FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA008), Oct 17, 1993: Beech 60 (N7131D), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT PROPER MAINTENANCE/ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ATTAINED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL…

## Other reports on N7131D (1)

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

- [Incident 19860519034339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519034339I), May 19, 1986: Beech 60 (N7131D), State College, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Pilot failed to remove tow bar which jammed the gear doors.

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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