# Accident 19790319011739A: Beech 65, Arcadia, FL, March 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1979, 04:23 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70GC-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319011739A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING OFF AIRPORT. ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATION.NON-APPROVED FUEL TANK IN CABIN.

## 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 MIA79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA058), Mar 19, 1979: Beech 65 (N70GC), Arcadia, 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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