# Accident 20051019027689A: Cessna P337H, Prt Saint Lucie, FL, October 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2005, 14:57 local time
- Place: Prt Saint Lucie, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3047° N, 80.3361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3047&lon=-80.3361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5HU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5HU-2006-07-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051019027689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BOCA RATON, FL TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC. MIA ARTCC CLEARED THE AIRPLANE TO CLIMB TO 11,000 FT SHORTLY AFTER A FREQUENCY CHANGE, AND ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THERE WAS WEATHER AHEAD OF HIM AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 5 MILES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE CONTROLLER NOTED THAT HE WAS SHOWING A BREAK ABOUT 5 MILES WIDE WITH MODERATE, HEAVY & EXTREME PRECIPITATION BEYOND THAT, AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO ADVISE OF ANY DEVIATIONS. THE PILOT REPLIED THAT HE WOULD DEVIATE WEST AS IT "LOOKS CLEAR BEHIND THAT." ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, THE PILOT BEGAN ASKING IF HIS HEADING LOOKED CLEAR. THE CONTROLLER REPLIED THAT HE COULD NOT SUGGEST A HEADING BECAUSE OF RADAR LIMITATIONS AND HE CLEARED THE PILOT TO DEVIATE LEFT AND RIGHT OF COURSE WHEN ABLE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT AGAIN ASKED IF THERE WAS WEATHER AHEAD OF HIM, AND STATED THAT HE WAS "IN DIFFICULT SHAPE HERE" AND "GIVE ME A HEADING PLEASE." THE CONTROLLER SUGGESTED A 20 DEG. RIGHT TURN, AND THE PILOT REPLIED "TURNING." LESS THAN 1 MINUTE LATER OTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED HEARING SEVERAL RADIO CALLS FOR "HELP." WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DESCEND OUT OF THE WEATHER AND CRASH INTO A HOUSE.

## 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 MIA06FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA008), Oct 19, 2005: Cessna P337H (N5HU), Port St. Lucie, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into an area of known convective weather, resulting in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors were the failure of the FAA center controller to provide…

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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