MIA78FKT77

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-A80 · South Bay, FL · September 4, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 4, 1978
Place
South Bay, FL · SOUTH BAY, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N44SGBeech 65-A80
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780904037729A
Case key
139945

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3839   78/9/4    SOUTH BAY,FL        BEECH 65-A80        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N44SG               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS DISCOVERED ABANDONED AND BURNING IN A SOD FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N44SG
Reported as
Beech 65-A80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.