# Accident 19780211002549A: Beech TC45G, Clewiston, FL, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80FA-1979-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211002549A

## Narrative

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

BALE OF MARIJUANA FOUND ALONG FLT PATH IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 MIA78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA040), Feb 11, 1978: Beech D18S (N80FA), Clewiston, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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