# NTSB MIA79FA041: Beech D-18S, N80W, Kenansville, FL, January 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Place: Kenansville, FL · KENANSVILLE, FL
- Location: 27.8764° N, 80.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenansville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8764&lon=-80.9878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0275  79/1/16  NR.KENANSVILLE,FL     BEECH D-18S         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 310
        TIME - 2000                    N80W                PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACFT,TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80W-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N A-267 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (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 19790116000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000909A), Jan 16, 1979: Beech D18S, Kenansville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The acft attempted night landng in pasture. Witness heard explosion in engine but no malfunction found.

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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