# Accident 19810728047539A: Beech 65B80, Groveland, FL, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6429° N, 81.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6429&lon=-81.7945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1028C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1028C-2010-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728047539A

## Narrative

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

OVERDUE AIRCRAFT FOUND CRASHED AND BURNED ON CLEARED STRIP. NO OWNERSHIP CLAIMED. POSSIBLE ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA102), Jul 28, 1981: Beech 65-B80 (N1028C), Groveland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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