# Accident 20110502007739A: Beech E18S, Opa Locka, FL, May 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2011, 08:10 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: I9XA
- Location: 25.9250° N, 80.2608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9250&lon=-80.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18R-2013-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110502007739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT (N18R) DEPARTED OPA LOCKA (KOPF) RUNWAY 9L.  AFTER LIFT OFF AIRCRAFT DEVIATED FROM CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB.  AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED NORTHEAST OF AIRPORT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES

## 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 ERA11FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA274), May 2, 2011: Beech E18S (N18R), Miami Gardens, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper response to a loss of power in the No. 2 engine and his failure to ensure that the airplane was airworthy. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate engine maintenance by…

## Other reports on N18R (1)

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

- [Incident 19850619031959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619031959I), Jun 19, 1985: Beech E18S (N18R), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Struck parked N4146W during taxi for takeoff. Pilot did not see other aircraft until a second before impact.

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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