Beech 200 accident near Tampa, Florida, September 15, 1987
On September 15, 1987 at about 5:37 pm local time, a Beech 200, registered N211PD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tampa, Florida (Tampa airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 15, 1987 · about 5:37 pm local time
- Place
- Tampa, Florida · Tampa · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · all 200s on the register
- Registration
- N211PD · registry record · serial BB300
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP, HIS ATTENTION WAS MOMENTARILY DIVERTED AWAY FROM THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WING TIP & THE BUILDING'S STEEL SUPPORT WHEN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE AILERON CONTACTED THE SUPPORT.
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: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,002 hours in all; 2,000 in this make and model; 76 in the last 90 days; 2,008 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,494 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, August 31, 1987; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 15
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT-6A (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Holiday Air
The flight
- Departed from: CRG Jacksonville FL at 5:50 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:48 pm from PIE, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N211PD the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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