MIA65D0068

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Miami, FL · April 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1965
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9523ZBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179118

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0764   65/4/9  NR.MIAMI FLA          BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1405                    N9523Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 36, 5587 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED FROM OCEAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9523Z
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.