# NTSB MIA79FA090: Beech 65, N72DR, Boca Raton, FL, May 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2576  79/5/27    BOCA RATON,FL       BEECH 65            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 162
        TIME - 1620                    N72DR               PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA RATON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          HOLLYWOOD,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES STATED ACFT APPEARED OVERTAKING S/E ACFT ON FINAL.NO COMM ESTABLISHED.GR DOWN GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72DR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72DR-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N LC-6, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boca Raton

## 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 19790527027779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527027779A), May 27, 1979: Beech 65, Boca Raton, FL, Destroyed. Pilot attempted a go-around due to traffic. Aircraft stallled and crashed.

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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