Brooksville - Miami

On August 18, 1970 at 08:18 PM, Brooksville - Miami experienced a crash involving Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), operated by Aviation Equipment Corporation of America, with the event recorded near Miami-Opa Locka Florida.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful positioning flight from Brooksville-Hernando County Airport, the crew started the approach to Miami-Opa Locka Airport. The twin engine airplane landed on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest in flames. Both crew members escaped without injuries while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N350Q, MSN 5892, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.9062°, -80.2752°.