# Accident 19791102042149A: Cessna P337H, Benson, NC, November 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1979, 16:28 local time
- Place: Benson, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3872° N, 78.5407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3872&lon=-78.5407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5KN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KN-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P337H (registry code 2075731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,407 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80AA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80AA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102042149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD80AA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80AA008), Nov 2, 1979: Cessna P337H (N5KN), Benson, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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