# NTSB MIA79FKT76: Beech 18, N76LA, Homestead, FL, June 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1979
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2395  79/6/23  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       BEECH 18            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N76LA               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDSTEIN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANTANA,FL                  LEESBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLT & PAX ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA ON LNDG.STRUCK CESSNA 182,N7187E,SUB DMG,AND AUTO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76LA-1984-10-29), registration cancelled 1984-10-29, S/N BA-345 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goldstein Strip

## 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 19790623025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623025619A), Jun 23, 1979: Beech E18S, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Landed at Private strip without right main gear down. Struck parked acft & car. Plt. Arrested for possession dope.

## Other investigations on N76LA (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA033), Jan 3, 1979: Beech E-18S (N76LA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

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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