# Accident 19801030076359A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Gowers Corner, FL, October 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1980, 22:45 local time
- Place: Gowers Corner, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N37093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37093-1983-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030076359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA011), Oct 30, 1980: Cessna 404 (N37093), Gowers Corner, FL, destroyed, 1 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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