- Date
- April 30, 1978
- Place
- Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N800WMBeech D-18S
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780430025439A
- Case key
- 142159
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2038 78/4/30 NR.OCALA,FL BEECH D-18S CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 370 TIME - 1800 N800WM PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MARIJUANA VEGETATION ONBOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N800WM
- Reported as
- Beech D-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N800WMRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.