# NTSB MIA79FKT33: Beech 65, N465L, South Bay, FL, January 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1979
- Place: South Bay, FL · SOUTH BAY, FL
- Location: 26.6884° N, 80.7355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6884&lon=-80.7355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0415  79/1/14  NR.SOUTH BAY,FL       BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N465L               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTED MARIJUANA.CREW NOT APPREHENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N465L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465L-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N LC-169, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, 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 19790114000829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114000829A), Jan 14, 1979: Beech 6580, South Bay, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was found abandoned with nose gear collapsed. Crew unknown 400 pounds of marijuana 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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