# Accident 19790412010169A: Lkheed 18LKHEED, Lincolnton, GA, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 06:45 local time
- Place: Lincolnton, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7927° N, 82.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincolnton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7927&lon=-82.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250W-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18 (registry code 5261602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 18LKHEED
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182056
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412010169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF, WENT INTO TREES. 2000 POUNDS MARIJUANA ONBOARD. PILOT UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA79FKG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG31), Apr 12, 1979: Lockheed L-18 (N250W), Lincolton, GA, destroyed

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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