Beech B-19 accident near Everglades City, Florida, March 24, 1990
On March 24, 1990 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Beech B-19, registered N24613, was substantially damaged in an accident near Everglades City, Florida (Everglades airport). 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING RESULTING IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 24, 1990 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Everglades City, Florida · Everglades
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B-19 · all B-19s on the register
- Registration
- N24613 · registry record · serial MB-554
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FIRST WHICH CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE ACFT OFF THE RWY & WHILE DOING SO, THA ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER THE BROKEN STRUT SANK IN SOFT SAND.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 210 hours in all; 20 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,250 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O320-E3D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LNA West Palm Beach FL at 2:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 2,400 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 3:50 pm from FMY, 52 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA90LA094.