# NTSB MIA81FKT81: Beech D18S, N25V, Palm Beach, FL, August 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1981
- Place: Palm Beach, FL · PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2155  81/8/27    PALM BEACH,FL       BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 3500
        TIME - 1721                    N25V                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NIAGARA FALLS,NY            FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25V-1994-06-23), registration cancelled 1994-06-23, S/N A943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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 19810827051849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827051849A), Aug 27, 1981: Beech D18S, Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel short of destination. Ditched in waterway. Nature of flight not clear. Had large fuel tank in cabin

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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