# NTSB MIA78FA076: Beech D-18S, N800WM, Ocala, FL, April 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800WM-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N A-90, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, 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 19780430025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430025439A), Apr 30, 1978: Beech TC45G, Ocala, FL, Destroyed. Marijuana vegetation onboard.

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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