# Incident 19780719043799I: Lockheed 18-56, Palatka, FL, July 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1978, 06:30 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608H-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18-56 (registry code 5261642, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719043799I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ABANDONED AND BURNED ON A DIRT ROAD AFTER MARIJUANA UNLOADED. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION 1974.

## Other reports on N608H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780630034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034849I), Jun 30, 1978: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR (N608H), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to obtain sufficient hydraulic pressure before start. Ran into and damaged 172, N46532.

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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