# Accident 19780104002909A: Deehow 500HOWARD, Key Largo, FL, January 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1978
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Ocean Reef
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.1226° N, 80.4116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1226&lon=-80.4116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127LR-1980-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard 500 (registry code 05620L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEEHOW 500HOWARD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,322 total, 301 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104002909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FKT24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT24), Jan 4, 1978: Howard 500 (N127LR), Key Largo, 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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