- Date
- June 20, 1987, 15:28 local (19:28 UTC)
- Place
- Miramar, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2387JBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19870620020769A
- Case key
- 31768
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After the plt lndd, the acft was serviced with 58.9 gal of fuel. Its fuel capacity was 60 gal. Subsequently, when the plt took off, the acft remained on the rwy for about 2500' of the available 3000'. After lift-off, the acft entered a rgt turn & reached a rprtd alt of only about 100'. One witness said the eng was not running at full pwr & that dark gray smoke was coming from its exhaust. He also stated that the acft stalled as the plt was apparently attempting to turn back. The acft crashed on the roof of an unoccupied church school. An exam of the acft revealed both fuel tanks were contaminated with water & sand. Water & sand were also fnd in the fuel filter & carburetor finger strainer. Both fuel caps were tested & fnd to leak when water was applied to the upper wing surface. The manufacturer (Beech) had issued a class I svc bulletin (sb) for installation of improved fuel tank caps; however, improved fuel caps had not beeninstalled. Also, corrosion was evident in the wing sump & fuel filter drains, making the latter difficult to operate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2387J
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-350
- Airframe hours
- 2,352
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl R. O'Dell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1986 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- HWO · Hollywood, FL
- Destination
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Airport
- HWO · North Perry, runway 9R, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 416 total · 7 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWO, 1 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.