Event MIA88FA107

1988-02-16 DUNEDIN, Florida, United States Airport · PIE Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

N444MB Beech 58P Fatal

Factual narrative

FLT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR PRACTICE ILS APPROACH IN VFR CONDITIONS WHILE THE PLT-IN-COMMAND WAS RECEIVING A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE ACFT CONSTANTLY VEERING TO THE LEFT OFF ASSIGNED HEADING AND WITNESSES REPORTED ONLY HEARING ONE ENGINE RUNNING. THE ACFT'S SPEED SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 87 KNOTS AS SEEN ON RADAR AS THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT BANK. THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED A SPIN CRASHING INTO THE YARD OF A HOUSE. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINES GO TO FULL POWER AS THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88FA107.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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