# Accident 19781019040559A: Cessna 337G, Sanford, FL, October 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.2633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD (FL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.2633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,236 total, 21 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019040559A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA79FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD07), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 337 (N589), Sanford, FL, substantial damage

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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