# Accident 19950317004299A: Cessna 337F, Vero Beach, FL, March 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1995, 09:25 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7193° N, 80.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7193&lon=-80.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1842M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1842M-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337F (registry code 2075725, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337F
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950317004299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS TRIED TO PICK SAFE ROUTE IN HEAVY RAIN. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. SIGMETS OUT FOR AREA.

## 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 MIA95FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA087), Mar 17, 1995: Cessna 337F (N1842M), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID A THUNDERSTORM. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1842M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840628050229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628050229I), Jun 28, 1984: Cessna 337F (N1842M), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Landing gear jammed halfway on retraction. Was necessary to land in that configuration. Possible hydraulic leak.

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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