- Date
- June 30, 1987, 20:10 local (Jul 1, 1987, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8889TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870630034019A
- Case key
- 31935
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was on a long final apch for Opa Locka airport & he lost all power. During a forced landing in an open field he struck a pile of logs, collapsing the nose gear. Post crash run of the eng revealed no evidence that would suggest a failure or malfuction. The acft was operating at a temperature & dew point that in reference to performance charts is condusive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8889T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52789
- Airframe hours
- 1,344
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Coe
- Registered owner
- B.C. Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- FXE · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- OPF · Miami, FL
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 225 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF, 5 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.
Other investigations on N8889T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.