# Incident 19790702017849I: Rkwell 520, Avon Park, FL, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017849I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM FIELD. PILOTS ESCAPED. MARIJUANA CONFISCATED.

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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