# Accident 19790103000152A: Beech E18S, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 10:39 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N76LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76LA-1984-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 30 in this make and model, 44 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/19790103000152A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION. THE EMPENNAGE WAS DAMAGED BY AN OVERTAKING AIRCCRAFT. LANDED SAFE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N12WF, Beech 58: [Accident 19790103000151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000151A)

## 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 E-18S (N76LA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76LA (2)

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

- [Accident 19810917059139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917059139A), Sep 17, 1981: Beech E18S (N76LA), Cape Haitien, FL, Destroyed. Lost engine on takeoff. Unable to return to airport, tried to land other airport. Missed runway, hit trees, burned.
- [Accident 19790623025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623025619A), Jun 23, 1979: Beech E18S (N76LA), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Landed at Private strip without right main gear down. Struck parked acft & car. Plt. Arrested for possession dope.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.