# NTSB MIA81FLD56: Beech 56TC, N6241V, Arcadia, FL, July 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1981
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2149  81/7/19  NR.ARCADIA,FL         BEECH 56TC          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2130                    N6241V              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        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
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LOADED WITH 873 LBS MARIJUANA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6241V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6241V-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N TG-44, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Registry model: [Beech 56TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (registry code 1152736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536, reciprocating) (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 19810719042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042929A), Jul 19, 1981: Beech 56TC, Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Crash-landed into brush-covered field after fuel exhaustion. Illegal drug flight.

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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