# NTSB LAX80FUW01: Lockheed 382, N18ST, Otay, CA, August 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1980
- Place: Otay, CA · OTAY, CA
- Location: 32.5948° N, 117.0645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5948&lon=-117.0645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0001  80/8/23    OTAY,CA             LOCKHEED 382        CR-  0  0  4  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1659                    N18ST               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  1  0  4                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS-INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FREE-FALLING PARACHUTIST-PLT OF JUMP ACFT DID NOT NOTIFY ATC OF JUMP ACTIVITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 382
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800823066199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823066199I), Aug 23, 1980: Lkheed 382B, San Diego, CA, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck free falling parachutist at 5000 feet.

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.

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