MIA70AM059

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Miami, FL · January 18, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 18, 1970
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9135TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147719

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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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3-0055  70/1/18    MIAMI,FLA           BEECH B23           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2490
        TIME - 1717                    N9135T              PX-  3  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN SPIN. TIME PWR FAILED NOT DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9135T
Reported as
Beech B23
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.