MIA74FKT27

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H18 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 14, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 14, 1973
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
2 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N925NBeech H18
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731014036389A
Case key
187992

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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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3-3523  73/10/14   FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   BEECH H18           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 8000
        TIME - 1730                    N925N               PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL EVIDENT IN L WING TANKS R WING AND FUEL TANKS DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N925N
Reported as
Beech H18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hollywood Intl

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.