- Date
- December 13, 1985, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N43TBeech E-18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851213063949A
- Case key
- 31555
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while on his takeoff roll, the left main wheel started to shimmy, the acft pulled left then veered off the right side of the rwy, collapsing the tail wheel & coming to rest in the grass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43T
- Reported as
- Beech E-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-182
- Airframe hours
- 4,970
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Andres Suarez
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N43T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.