# NTSB MIA81FA115: Beech 19A, Horseshoe Bch, FL, September 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: September 18, 1981
- Place: Horseshoe Bch, FL · HORSESHOE BCH, FL
- Location: 29.4422° N, 83.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseshoe Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 17, 1981
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173  81/9/18  NR.HORSESHOE BCH,FL   BEECH 19A           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 0252                    N9103T              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLAHASSEE,FL              ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      67
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.069%
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9103T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9103T-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19810918084479A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918084479A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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