# NTSB MIA79FKG31: Lockheed L-18, N250W, Lincolton, GA, April 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1979
- Place: Lincolton, GA · LINCOLTON, GA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1860  79/4/12    LINCOLTON,GA        LOCKHEED L-18       CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0645                    N250W               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLTON,GA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- APPROX 2000LBS MARIJUANA FOUND ON BOARD ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250W-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 2025, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18) (registry code 5261602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Prater Ranch

## 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 19790412010169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412010169A), Apr 12, 1979: Lkheed 18LKHEED, Lincolnton, GA, Destroyed. Aircraft aborted takeoff, went into trees. 2000 pounds marijuana onboard. Pilot unknown.

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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