# NTSB MIA74AM077: Lockheed 18-56, N32L, Lake Placid, FL, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649   74/3/3    LAKE PLACID,FLA     LOCKHEED 18-56      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 17800
        TIME - 0945                    N32L                PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACID LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW LVL FLT.3244LB MARIJUANA ONBD.PULL UP TO AVOID PWR LINES.PLT TIME TO 11/30/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32L-1974-05-14), registration cancelled 1974-05-14, S/N 2323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18-56
- Registry model: [Lockheed C-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-60) (registry code 5261610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Placid Lake

## 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 19740303007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303007829A), Mar 3, 1974: Lkheed 18LKHEED, Lake Placid, FL, Destroyed. Low lvl flt.3244LB marijuana onbd. Pull up to avoid pwr lines. Plt time to 11/30/73.

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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