Beechcraft D18S N704D
28 September 1980 · Frostproof, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1980 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft D18S registered N704D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Frostproof, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frostproof, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Berea Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18S
- Registration
- N704D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Kingston, Jamaica → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2878
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CREW UNLOADING MARIJUANA AFTER LDG.CRASHED ON HURRIED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT TO AVOID APPREHENSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1980 | Beechcraft D18S | Yap-W.caroline Is, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pacific Missio | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Beechcraft D18S | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Panorama Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1980 | Beechcraft D18S | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Poly.air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1981 | Beechcraft D18S | Concord, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft D18S | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft D18S | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | Express Airway | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |