# NTSB MIA73AM104: Lockheed L18, N307C, Naples, FL, May 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1081  73/5/27    NAPLES,FLA          LOCKHEED L18        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N307C               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  40, 9300 TOTAL HOURS, 210
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STELLA MARIS,B.I.           TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD ON A 20FT WIDE PAVED ROAD.CAME TO STOP IN SOFT SAND L SIDE OF PAVEMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N307C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N307C-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 2474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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).

- [Accident 19730527020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527020109A), May 27, 1973: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Acft lndd on a 20FT wide paved road. Came to stop in soft sand l side of pavement

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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