# Accident 19960502009199A: Beech RC45J, Miami, FL, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 10:52 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OSYA
- Location: 25.9090° N, 80.2690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9090&lon=-80.2690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64819-1997-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech RC-45J (registry code 1151021, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-rc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH RC45J
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,064 total, 2,245 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502009199A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PUMP ON CLIMBOUT. LANDING FIRE IN SAME ENGINE. SMOKE BLINDED RAN INTO CANAL. FUEL LINE LEAK.

## 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 MIA96LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA136), May 2, 1996: Beech UC45J (N64819), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate inspection of the fuel line connector by company maintenance personnel, and failure of a connector resulting in a fuel leak and fire.

## Other reports on N64819 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950509014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509014219I), May 9, 1995: Beech RC45J (N64819), Miami, FL, Minor damage. During taxi to runway collided with a parked tug.
- [Incident 19920409019729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409019729I), Apr 9, 1992: Beech RC45J (N64819), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Engine sputtered on takeoff roll. Aircraft veered off runway. Carburetor linkage loose causing power loss.

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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