# Accident 19740323009249A: Cessna 337A, Mcrae, GA, March 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Mcrae, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.0680° N, 82.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McRae, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0680&lon=-82.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5425S-1974-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323009249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRNG FLT.ELT CHUTE RELEASED,BECAME LODGED ON TAIL SURFACE.REAR ENG SECURED FOR DROP,NOT RESTARTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74FKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG64), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 337 (N5425S), Mcrae, GA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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