MIA87FA187

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT PERFORMED A HASTY PREFLT & AN ABBREVIATED RUN-UP BFR TAKING OFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT BGN A RGT TURN, THEN ROLLED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT & CROSSED OVER THE EXTENDED RWY CENTERLINE TWD A LEFT DOWNWIND. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT ROLLED BACK TO THE RGT, THEN ENTERED A SPIN FM ABOUT 300' TO 500' & CRASHED IN SHALLOW WATER APRX 900' NORTH OF RWY 11. DRG AN EXAM, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND. APRX 300 LBS OF PSNL BAGGAGE & COMPANY DEMONSTRATION MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT WERE FND STREWN ABOUT THE CABIN AREA, BUT NO CARGO RESTRAINTS WERE FND. DRG TOXICOLOGY TESTS, METABOLITES OF MARIJUANA WERE DETECTED IN THE PLT'S URINE, BUT A CHECK OF HIS BLOOD WAS NEGATIVE INDICATING NO RECENT USE OF DRUGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12