Narrative:
The aircraft collided with the ground during a low pass. Customs agents were looking for the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): "pilot in command - misjudged altitude"
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 1 May 1978 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Wiley C. Puckett |
| Registration: | N9051 |
| MSN: | 18-2517 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Durbin, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach Regional Airport, FL (DAB/KDAB), United States of America |
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The aircraft collided with the ground during a low pass. Customs agents were looking for the aircraft.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): "pilot in command - misjudged altitude"
Sources:
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