- Date
- September 25, 1987, 13:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76QBeech D18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870925056689A
- Case key
- 31784
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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
Witnesses observed the aircraft taxi to the end of runway 27R and positioned so the tail was out in the overrun area. Witnesses further stated the aircraft appeared to take an overly long takeoff roll before lifting off. After lift off, the aircraft pitched up vertically, climbed to about 100 feet, rolled left inverted, crashed to the ground in a dive on a heading of 035 degrees and burst into flames. The aircraft was 955 pounds over maximum gross weight and the CG was 14.5 inches aft of the most rearward limit. The weight and balance form had been altered to indicate the aircraft was within limits for weight and balance prior to departure. Examination of FAA records revealed air cargo america had been cited for numerous breaches of federal air regulations and the pilot-in-command had a history of suspensions/revocationsof his pilot airman in certificate. A pilot of air cargo america reported the company pressured their pilots to operate the aircraft outside the requirements of the federal air regulations. FAA was notified of these practices in 1985.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76Q
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AF-39
- Airframe hours
- 7,000
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Cargo America, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Mary P. Bartel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1987 · 34 hours before
- Destination
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Miami International, runway 27R, 10,500 × 200 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
- 32
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10,250 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA
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 N76Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.