# NTSB MIA7LDLD77: Beech 65-80, N345X, Lake Placid, FL, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA7LDLD77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA7LDLD77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3940  76/8/15  NR.LAKE PLACID,FL     BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2120                    N345X               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 - PLACID LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        LAKE PLACID,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HAULING CONTRABAND.CIRCLING UNLIT ARPT AT NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N345X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345X-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N LD-141, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Placid Lakes

## 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 19760815029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815029419A), Aug 15, 1976: Beech 6580, Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Hauling contraband. Circling unlit arpt at night.

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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