# NTSB MIA82DLD03: Beech D50, N8WQ, Vero Beach, FL, October 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1981
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DLD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3099  81/10/19 NR.VERO BEACH,FL      BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N8WQ                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.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- APRX 700LBS OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN ACFT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8WQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- 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 19811019068229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068229A), Oct 19, 1981: Beech D50, Ft Pierce, FL, Destroyed. Zy crash was heard by residents. Found plane in swamp area. Abandoned with a load of marijuana on board.

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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