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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Gowers Corner, FL · October 30, 1980

Date
October 30, 1980 · 22:45 local
Place
Gowers Corner, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N37093
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA011
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total100 in this make and model0 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.

Lost control in area of thunderstorms. Airplane impacted a swamp in a flat level attitude. Was over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SWAMP IN A FLAT LEVEL ATTITUDE. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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