# NTSB MIA83FA208: Condor II, N103HL, Perrine, FL, August 19, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1983, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Perrine, FL
- Coordinates: 25.609256, -80.339767 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6093&lon=-80.3398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83FA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA208

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff
  - cooling system - other (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fluid,water - low level (contributing factor)
  - cooling system - overtemperature (contributing factor)
  - throttle/power control - reduced, pilot in command
- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS ON A FLT TO TEST A NEW LIQUID COOLED ENG & ITS RADIATOR SIZE & LOCATION. ON PREVIOUS FLTS, HE HAD NOTED INADEQUATE COOLING. COMPANY PERSONNEL HAD MOVED THE RADIATOR TO IMPROVED ITS EFFICIENCY. ON THE PREVIOUS FLT, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE TEMP GAGE HAD FAILED. HE LANDED ON THE COMPANY'S GRASS STRIP, & WITH ASSISTANCE, DRAINED THE COOLANT SYS, CHANGED THE GAGE & REPORTEDLY RESERVICED THE SYS WITH COOLANT THAT HAD BEEN DRAINED & SAVED. THE PLT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, HE OPENED THE RADIATOR CAP & HAD SEEN COOLANT IN THE NECK OF THE UPPER SURGE TANK. AFTER TAKING OFF, HE NOTED AN EXCESSIVELY HI COOLANT TEMP. HE REDUCED THE POWER TO PREVENT HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ENG & MANEUVERED TO LAND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT SHUDDERED, PITCHED NOSE DOWN & CRASHED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURE. ONLY ABOUT 2 CUPS OF COOLANT WAS FOUND IN THE SYS. THE COOLING SYS HELD ABOUT 1 GAL OF COOLANT. A 1 GAL CONTAINER USED TO DRAIN & SERVICE THE ACFT WAS FOUND ABOUT 5/8 FUL OF COOLANT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103HL-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 83-101-2, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONDOR II
- Registry model: [Condor CONDOR II](https://openairdocs.org/model/condor-condor-ii) (registry code 056751M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kawasaki ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kawasaki-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 35500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 83-105-2
- Engines: KAWASAKI 436CC TC440C reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Condor Aircraft, Inc.
- Departed: PERRINE, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 18 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MIA, 8 nm away

## 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 19830819043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819043079A), Aug 19, 1983: Amtr CONDOR, Perrine, FL, Substantial damage. Liquid cooled engine overheated due to loss of coolant. Stalled during an attempted emergency landing.

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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