# Accident 19790103000151A: Beech 58, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12WF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,064 total, 526 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000151A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N76LA, Beech E18S: [Accident 19790103000152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000152A)

## 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 MIA79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA033), Jan 3, 1979: Beech 58 (N12WF), Ft Lauderdale, 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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