Beechcraft 65-80 N717Q
6 April 1980 · Sebring, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1980 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N717Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Sebring, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sebring, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sebring
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N717Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1019
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
16 BALES OF MARIJUANA FOUND ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.LANDED IN SWAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Lake Marion, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Jun 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Ft.pierce, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Goleta, California, United States | Humes West Co | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Sula, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Pt.maria, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |