# Accident 19780513016439A: Beech B24R, Gallup, NM, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Dirt Road
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9362S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513016439A

## Narrative

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

TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.

## 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 DEN78FQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA22), May 13, 1978: Beech 24 (N9362S), Gallup, NM, 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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