# NTSB MIA79FKT54: Lockheed PV-1, N8GW, Belle Glade, FL, April 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1979
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0553  79/4/11  NR.BELLE GLADE,FL     LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N8GW                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.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        BELLE GLADE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 4000LBS OF MARIJUANA FOUND ABOARD.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8GW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8GW-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 4676, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED PV-1
- Registry model: [Lockheed PV-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (registry code 5260104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (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 19790411006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411006689A), Apr 11, 1979: Lkheed PV1AIRTDCORP, La Belle, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft overshot landing at night. Unknown pilot not found. 4000 lbs. Marijuana found on board.

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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