# NTSB MIA80FLD96: Beech 65-B80, N242Q, Lake Marion, FL, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Lake Marion, FL · LAKE MARION, FL
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2439   80/9/7    LAKE MARION,FL      BEECH 65-B80        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N242Q               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      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        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE FOUND IN LAKE MARION.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N242Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242Q-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N LD-42, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-B80
- 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

## 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 19800907040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040649A), Sep 7, 1980: Beech 6580, Lake Marian, FL, Destroyed. Found airplane had landed gear up in a lake. No bodies found. Illegal drug operation.

## Other investigations on N242Q (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 IAD75FIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ06), Aug 1, 1974: Beech 65-80 (N242Q), Charleston, WV, 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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