# Accident 19790116000909A: Beech D18S, Kenansville, FL, January 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kenansville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8764° N, 80.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenansville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8764&lon=-80.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80W-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000909A

## Narrative

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

THE ACFT ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDNG IN PASTURE. WITNESS HEARD EXPLOSION IN ENGINE BUT NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 MIA79FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA041), Jan 16, 1979: Beech D-18S (N80W), Kenansville, 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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