# Accident 19760815029419A: Beech 6580, Lake Placid, FL, August 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Placid Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 27.2456° N, 81.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACID LAKES (09FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2456&lon=-81.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345X-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA7LDLD77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA7LDLD77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815029419A

## Narrative

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

HAULING CONTRABAND.CIRCLING UNLIT ARPT AT NIGHT.

## 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 MIA7LDLD77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA7LDLD77), Aug 15, 1976: Beech 65-80 (N345X), Lake Placid, FL, destroyed

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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