# NTSB MIA79FLA40: Lockheed 18, N33LM, Brunswick, GA, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Brunswick, GA · BRUNSWICK, GA
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3821  79/7/24    BRUNSWICK,GA        LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 57,
        TIME - 1600                    N33LM               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     11500 TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLYNCO JETPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKMART,GA                 BRUNSWICK,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PIC PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMERCIAL MEL & AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR CERTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33LM-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 2341, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9HD series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9hd-series) (registry code 67028, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glynco Jetport

## 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 19790724021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724021969A), Jul 24, 1979: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Brunswick, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Pilot's certificate had been previously revoked.

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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