# NTSB MIA65A0084: No American B-25, N8012, Florida City, FL, February 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1965
- Place: Florida City, FL · FLORIDA CITY, FL
- Location: 25.4405° N, 80.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florida City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4405&lon=-80.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0068  65/2/20    FLORIDA CITY FLA    NO AMERICAN B-25    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0443                    N8012               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  42, 16300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: COMPASS RECEIVERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALL RADIO AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT WENT OUT AIRCRAFT ON OVERWATER FLIGHT ABOVE OVERCAST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8012](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8012-1965-03-31), registration cancelled 1965-03-31, S/N 44-30479 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NO AMERICAN B-25
- Registry model: [North American B-25J](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-b-25j) (registry code 6400710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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