Beechcraft 65-80 N55ED

Summary

On 19 September 1983 at about 20:43 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N55ED was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 September 1983 at 20:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Opa Locka (OPF)

Coordinates

25.9104, -80.2709

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65-80

Registration

N55ED

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA235

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR, A FAM FLT WAS INTENDED IN THE ACFT TO BE GIVEN TO THE PLT BY ANOTHER PERSON WHO REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS A PLT. THE FLT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENG. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE OTHER PERSON TOLD THE PLT THAT THE ENG WAS REPAIRED & THEY PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A LOCAL TEST FLT WITH THE OTHER PERSON CONDUCTING THE TAKEOFF FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THEY REPORTEDLY SWITCHED SEATS PRIOR TO LANDING. THE APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. A BURST OF SOUND FROM THE ENGS WAS HEARD & THE ACFT YAWED & ROLLED LEFT. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT CARTWHEELED. THE LAST LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS IN 10/82. THE OWNER COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE OTHER PLT COULD NOT BE LOCATED & THERE IS NO RECORD OF HIM BEING ISSUED A PLT'S CERTIFICATE. DURING TEARDOWN OF THE LEFT ENG THE SERVO FUEL INJECTOR WAS FOUND RIGGED EXTREMELY LEAN AT THE IDLE STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.