# Accident 20000228013249A: Cessna 337A, Prince Frederic, MD, February 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Prince Frederic, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5402° N, 76.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5402&lon=-76.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53HS-2000-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000228013249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N53HS WAS OBSERVED APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH LOW LEVEL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TURNED RIGHT TO WHERE WINGS WERE VERTICAL AND DESCENDED INTO TREES. WITNESSES SAY THE A/C WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 IAD00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA024), Feb 28, 2000: Cessna 337 (N53HS), Prnce Frederick, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of engine power on one engine. Factors in the accident were the pilot/owner's failure to follow the published emergency…

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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