# NTSB MIA76FLD76: Beech F50, N224MA, North Port, FL, August 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: North Port, FL · NORTH PORT, FL
- Location: 27.0442° N, 82.2359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Port, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0442&lon=-82.2359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2698   76/8/6    NORTH PORT,FL       BEECH F50           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1815                    N224MA              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PORT,FL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLT TRANSPORTING DRUGS,DEPARTED ACCIDENT SCENE INJURIES UNKNOWN.ATTEMPTED TKOFF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224MA-1981-05-04), registration cancelled 1981-05-04, S/N FH-72, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F50
- Registry model: [Beech F50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f50) (registry code 1152530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760806025889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806025889A), Aug 6, 1976: Beech F50, North Port, FL, Substantial damage. Plt transporting drugs,departed accident scene injuries unknown. Attempted tkoff unsuitable terrain

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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