# NTSB MIA74FKT27: Beech H18, N925N, Ft Lauderdale, FL, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKT27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT27

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925N-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N BA-658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollywood Intl

## 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 19731014036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014036389A), Oct 14, 1973: Beech H18, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel evident in l wing tanks r wing and fuel tanks dmgd.

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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