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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lkheed 18LKHEED · Melville, LA · May 7, 1979

Date
May 7, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Melville, LA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N513V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRD27
Reported as
Lkheed 18LKHEED
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,975 total76 in this make and model700 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed short of runway. Left engine quit. Left fuel gauge indicated 20 gallons but was empty.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.LEFT ENGINE QUIT.LEFT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 20 GALLONS BUT WAS EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.