CHI78FEI17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Wadsworth, OH · April 15, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1978
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N53633Cessna 337
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780415008059A
Case key
142786

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0619  78/4/15    WADSWORTH,OH        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2000
        TIME - 1530                    N53633              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEITZIEN SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PHILADELPHIA,OH         WADSWORTH,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N53633
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weitzien Skypark

FAA reports on this event · 1

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