# NTSB MIA72AM114: Beech E18S, N5640D, Tallahassee, FL, April 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1972
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1946  72/4/27    TALLAHASSEE,FLA     BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N5640D              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            47, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            470 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           77                                                       80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5640D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5640D-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N BA-355, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Muni

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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