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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P337H · Benson, NC · November 2, 1979

Date
November 2, 1979 · 16:28 local
Place
Benson, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5KN
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80AA008
Reported as
Cessna P337H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,407 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft came out of clouds in uncontrolled configuration and broke up before hitting ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF CLOUDS IN UNCONTROLLED CONFIGURATION AND BROKE UP BEFORE HITTING GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.