# NTSB MIA79FAQ96: Beech 65, Preston, GA, June 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: June 13, 1979
- Place: Preston, GA · PRESTON, GA
- Location: 32.0660° N, 84.5374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Preston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, July 6, 1979
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FAQ96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FAQ96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1666  79/6/13  NR.PRESTON,GA         BEECH 65            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 333
        TIME - 2000                    N111WP              PX-  0  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
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MARIJUANA AND DRUGS FOUND ON BOARD ACFT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N111WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111WP-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19790613020529A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613020529A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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