Beech C24R accident near Milton, Florida, March 9, 1987
On March 9, 1987 at about 1:55 am local time, a Beech C24R, registered N18891, was substantially damaged in an accident near Milton, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 9, 1987 · about 1:55 am local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Milton, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · all C24Rs on the register
- Registration
- N18891 · no longer on the register · serial MC-515
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A RIVER APRX 1 MILE WEST OF HIS ALTERNATE LANDING LOCATION AFTER THE ENG QUIT WHILE DESCENDING FOR AN APCH, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 23 in the last 90 days; 2,600 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,036 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 17, 1986; 78 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming I0360 SER BEF (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pensacola Aeromotive CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: VLD Valdosta GA
- Destination: PNS Pensacola FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,000 ft; scat at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 am from NSE, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N18891 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N18891: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Beechcraft C24 176 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming I0360 SER BEF 8,560 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Valdosta Regional · departed from
- Pensacola International · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 987 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,702 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N18891 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA87LA101.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.