# Accident 19790507013939A: Lkheed 18LKHEED, Melville, LA, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Melville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6920° N, 91.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6920&lon=-91.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513V-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 18 (registry code 5261602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9HD series (registry code 67028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 18LKHEED
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,975 total, 76 in this make and model, 700 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507013939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD27), May 7, 1979: Lockheed 18 (N513V), Melville, LA, substantial damage

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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