# Accident 19740111001089A: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Placida, FL, January 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1974
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Cape Haze-Rotunda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.8323° N, 82.2648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placida, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8323&lon=-82.2648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711FN-1977-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18-56 (registry code 5261642, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 18LEARSTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740111001089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CARRYING CONTRABAND CARGO.PLT UNKNOWN.HIT POWERLINE POLE.VISUAL APCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74AM057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM057), Jan 11, 1974: Lockheed 18-56 (N711FN), Placida, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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