# NTSB MIA80DLE07: Beech D18S, N704D, Frostproof, FL, September 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1980
- Place: Frostproof, FL · FROSTPROOF, FL
- Location: 27.7489° N, 81.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frostproof, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7489&lon=-81.5265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2878  80/9/28    FROSTPROOF,FL       BEECH D18S          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1800                    N704D               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEREA STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KINGSTON,JAMAICA           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- CREW UNLOADING MARIJUANA AFTER LDG.CRASHED ON HURRIED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT TO AVOID APPREHENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704D-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N A-596, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Berea 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 19800928044219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928044219A), Sep 28, 1980: Beech B18S, Frostproof, FL, Destroyed. Pilot attention take off from unimproved strip, hit trees and crashed. Illegal drug operation.

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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