# NTSB MIA73FKT66: Buehler 103-S, N103EB, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKT66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1716  73/2/21    FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   BUEHLER 103-S       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 3210
        TIME - 1119                    N103EB              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
          FLT CONTROLS-AERODYNAMIC LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL
        REMARKS- NOSE OF ACFT LIFTED VERY FAST R WING HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103EB-1983-06-15), registration cancelled 1983-06-15, S/N 101 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUEHLER 103-S
- Registry model: [Buehler 103 EXECUTIVE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buehler-103-executive) (registry code 0562167) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730221011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221011499A), Feb 21, 1973: Amtr 0562141, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Nose of acft lifted very fast r wing hit rwy. Flt controls-aerodynamic loss of elevator control

## Other investigations on N103EB (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA81FKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT82), Jun 30, 1981: Buehler Exec (N103EB), Ft Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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