# Accident 19780107001679A: Beech C50, Jacksonville, FL, January 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1978
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlog
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444CD-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,015 total, 15 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780107001679A

## Narrative

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

A/C AT OR BELOW VMC WHEN ENG FAILED. DID NOT FEATHER FAILED ENG.

## 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 MIA78FLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA13), Jan 7, 1978: Beech C50 (N444CD), Jacksonville, 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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