# NTSB MIA67D0554: Cessna 337, N6357F, Hartselle, AL, November 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Place: Hartselle, AL · HARTSELLE, AL
- Location: 34.4404° N, 86.9404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartselle, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4404&lon=-86.9404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4401  66/11/12   HARTSELLE,ALA       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1500                    N6357F              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS MANEUVERED CTLS TO AVOID FLOCK OF GEESE. OVRCTLD ACFT DESCENDED,HIT TREE. FLT CONTINUED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6357F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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