LAX76AL062

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Carefree, AZ · March 11, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 11, 1976
Place
Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7CFCessna 337
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760311018709A
Case key
153756

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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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3-1433  76/3/11  NR.CAREFREE,AZ        CESSNA 337          CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0535                    N7CF                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAREFREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CAREFREE,AZ                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7CF
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Carefree

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.