NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA80FLD58
Registry · N123RF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH B300
Year of manufacture
2008
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 hp)
Seats / Engines
19 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20080614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A06054
Registrant of record
LUCKY AIR LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
RUTAN/FSHR QUICKE · N123RF
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
D
Airport
MELBOURNE RGNL
Kind of flying
DB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000123
Total time
1 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
312
Age
54
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
SUPPLY & PRESSURE.
Investigator remarks
FUEL DIAPHRAM STRETCHED,UNABLE SUPPORT ENG FUEL
Cause factors
- 74/C/CH C POWERPLANT PUMPS Cause
- 88/C/BR C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ERRATIC Cause
- 88/C/96 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL STARVATION Cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 1007.
Source file
NTSB_1980_3_1007.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
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- NASA NTRS 2024 · Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Inverse Modeling of the Initial Stage of the 1991 Pinatubo Volcanic Cloud Accounting for Radiative Feedback of Volcanic Ash
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Conference paper
Connecting the Dots between Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education and Aviation Professional Shortages
The 2018 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook report forecasted that the aviation industry needs 790,000 new civil aviation pilots worldwide over the next 20 years.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 · Conference paper
A Fresh Look at the Industry and Collegiate Aviation Partnership: A Discussion about the Future
The industry is experiencing a hiring spree that is unlike anything experienced during the past 30 years. The number of new pilots entering the airline industry is challenging both airlines and colleg…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2009 · Journal article (JAAER)
Self Defense 101: An Exploration of Self Defense Training and Its Applicability for College Flight Majors
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