# Accident 19811019068229A: Beech D50, Ft Pierce, FL, October 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8WQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068229A

## Narrative

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

ZY CRASH WAS HEARD BY RESIDENTS. FOUND PLANE IN SWAMP AREA. ABANDONED WITH A LOAD OF MARIJUANA ON BOARD.

## 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 MIA82DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLD03), Oct 19, 1981: Beech D50 (N8WQ), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

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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