- Date
- November 27, 1973
- Place
- Marathon, TX · MARATHON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86198Cessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731127040029A
- Case key
- 187642
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3545 73/11/27 NR.MARATHON,TEX CESSNA 337 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 200 TIME - 1710 N86198 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NR.MARATHON,TEX LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OWNER PRESUMED AT CONTROLS.REPEATED LOW PASSES OVR TRUCK.STEEP CLIMB TO STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86198
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.