- Date
- November 2, 1979
- Place
- Benson, NC · BENSON, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5KNCessna P337H
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791102042149A
- Case key
- 133325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3691 79/11/2 BENSON,NC CESSNA P337H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2407 TIME - 1628 N5KN PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDLY,MD TITUSVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NOT CERT KNOWN ICE COND.CONTD IN ICE COND 1 HR.STALL WARN VANE FROZEN.BROKE-UP LO ALT BELOW CLOUDS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5KN
- Reported as
- Cessna P337H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5KNRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Cessna P337HAirframe modelCessna P337HEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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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.