# NTSB IAD80AA008: Cessna P337H, N5KN, Benson, NC, November 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1979
- Place: Benson, NC · BENSON, NC
- Location: 35.3872° N, 78.5407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3872&lon=-78.5407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80AA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80AA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KN-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N P3370333, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P337H
- Registry model: [Cessna P337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p337h) (registry code 2075731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791102042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102042149A), Nov 2, 1979: Cessna P337H, Benson, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft came out of clouds in uncontrolled configuration and broke up before hitting ground.

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.

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