# NTSB MIA78FA075: Lockheed 18-56, N9051, Durbin, FL, May 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1978
- Place: Durbin, FL · DURBIN, FL
- Location: 30.0875° N, 81.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durbin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0875&lon=-81.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1233   78/5/1  NR.DURBIN,FL          LOCKHEED 18-56      CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0300                    N9051               PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     35, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CUSTOMS AGENTS WERE LOOKING FOR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9051-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 2517, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18-56
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780501018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780501018929A), May 1, 1978: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Durbin, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Customs agents were looking for acft.

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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