27.5897° N, 81.5073° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 2, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Avon Park, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515E
Reported as
Rkwell 520
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Struck a ditch while attempting takeoff from field. Pilots escaped. Marijuana confiscated.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK A DITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM FIELD. PILOTS ESCAPED. MARIJUANA CONFISCATED.