N711FN

On January 11, 1974 at 04:55 AM, N711FN experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Florida Airways International, with the event recorded near Placida Florida.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing an illegal flight and the aircraft was carrying a load of one ton of marijuana. While trying to land by night in Placida, the airplane struck power cables and crashed in an open field. The pilot disappeared and was not found. The aircraft was destroyed and the marijuana was found on board.

Aircraft reference details include registration N711FN, MSN 2583, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.8323°, -82.2648°.