# NTSB MIA79FA132: Cessna 404, N88696, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, September 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1979
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3134  79/9/30  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   CESSNA 404          CR-  1  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1945                    N88696              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     33, 1927 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS HAULING MARAJUANA,PIC NOT APPREHENDED.COCAINE FOUND IN CO-PILOTS BLOOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88696](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88696-2011-03-30), registration cancelled 2011-03-30, S/N 404-0228, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790930036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930036379A), Sep 30, 1979: Cessna 404CESSNA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck unlit 175-foot high radio tower. 2009 pounds of marijuana were found 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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