# NTSB MIA81FA083: Aero Comdr 500, N711MK, Flagler Beach, FL, June 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1981
- Place: Flagler Beach, FL · FLAGLER BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.4739° N, 81.1310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagler Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4739&lon=-81.1310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1391  81/6/11  NR.FLAGLER BEACH,FL   AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0202                    N711MK              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLTS INJURY PRESUMED.MARIJUANA FOUND IN WRECKAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711MK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711MK-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flagler County

## 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 19810611037649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611037649A), Jun 11, 1981: Gulstm 500RKWELL, Flagler Beach, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into tree at night and burned. Aircraft involved in drug operation.

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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