# Accident 19800907040649A: Beech 6580, Lake Marian, FL, September 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lake Marian, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N242Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242Q-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD96) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040649A

## Narrative

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

FOUND AIRPLANE HAD LANDED GEAR UP IN A LAKE. NO BODIES FOUND. ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATION.

## 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 MIA80FLD96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD96), Sep 7, 1980: Beech 65-B80 (N242Q), Lake Marion, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N242Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740801026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801026359A), Aug 1, 1974: Beech 6580 (N242Q), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Acft eqpd with 2 rebat R-35 lead acid batteries. Acft eqpt list,mfg specs,one N1 cadium battery.

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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