MIA69D0069

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · July 9, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1968
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N199EBeech D18
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110034

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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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3-2230   68/7/9    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH D18           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2648
        TIME - 1200                    N199E               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            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-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION

Aircraft

Registration
N199E
Reported as
Beech D18
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.